Re: [cobalt-security] Credit card

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wednesday 15 May 2002 03:29 am, duncan gray wrote:
> So really the main issue is getting the information off the server as soon
> as possible, so if for some reason you were hacked, they only get 1 number,
> or none as youve already removed them.  Do the credit card companies say
> you cant do this sort of thing? is it chiseled out in stone somewhere?  I'm
> sure holding CC details on the server would be more secure then the office
> next door, where all some one has to do is brake a window(ok yeah just an
> example), take the reciepts. etc. Or just look over someones shoulder when
> they are making a payment somewhere.

Don't put unencrypted credit-card info on a server at all. There are goons 
that have full time jobs looking for dredit card numbers (and the info that 
goes with them) on servers.

gnupg is not that difficult to install. It's worth the effort.

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