authorize.net info

[Jeff]

I just received this from Authorize.net for all merchant accounts. Does
this apply to shopsite users?

Thanks
jeff

New Authorize.Net Security Requirement - Action Required by May 28, 2002
In a continuing effort to promote secure business practices, we will begin
requiring all Merchants who connect to the Authorize.Net payment gateway via
WebLink or ADC Relay Response to implement a Referrer URL on their account,
effective May 28, 2002.

A Referrer URL is any Webpage address from which a Merchant's site processes
its Authorize.Net transactions. Authorize.Net uses Referrer URLs to verify
that each transaction submitted to a Merchant's payment gateway account
originated from that particular Merchant's Website. Here's how it works:
First, the Merchant supplies Authorize.Net with the Web address (otherwise
known as a URL) from which their Website submits transactions (e.g.,
"https://www.mywebsite.com/paymentform.html"). Then, each time a transaction
is submitted to a Merchant's payment gateway account, Authorize.Net checks
the address the transaction is coming from against the addresses that they
have supplied in their Merchant Interface. Finally, if the addresses don't
match, Authorize.Net rejects the transaction.

In order for Merchants to continue processing transactions through their
Authorize.Net payment gateway account, they will need to become compliant
with this new requirement by May 28, 2002. ANY MERCHANT WHO FAILS TO MEET
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE UNABLE TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS AFTER MAY 28, 2002,
UNTIL THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW SECURITY MEASURE.

IF YOUR MERCHANTS' WEBSITES PROCESS TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THE AUTHORIZE.NET
SYSTEM VIA WEBLINK OR ADC RELAY RESPONSE AND THEY HAVE NOT SET A REFERRER
URL ON THEIR ACCOUNT, ALL THEIR TRANSACTIONS WILL BE DECLINED AS OF MAY 28,
2002.

As a Reseller of Authorize.Net, we ask that you strongly encourage and work
with your Merchants in implementing this security requirement. To help you
assist your Merchants in understanding Referrer URLs and implementing them
on their Authorize.Net accounts, we've included a short reference guide
available at http://www.authorizenet.com/files/referrerURL.pdf

[loren_d_c]

NO, this does NOT apply to ShopSite users. ShopSite does not use WebLink or ADC
Relay Response.

Also see solution S05446 in the ShopSite Knowledgebase at
http://support.shopsite.com/kbase/

-Loren


Jeff wrote:

I just received this from Authorize.net for all merchant accounts. Does
this apply to shopsite users?

Thanks
jeff

New Authorize.Net Security Requirement - Action Required by May 28, 2002
In a continuing effort to promote secure business practices, we will begin
requiring all Merchants who connect to the Authorize.Net payment gateway via
WebLink or ADC Relay Response to implement a Referrer URL on their account,
effective May 28, 2002.

A Referrer URL is any Webpage address from which a Merchant's site processes
its Authorize.Net transactions. Authorize.Net uses Referrer URLs to verify
that each transaction submitted to a Merchant's payment gateway account
originated from that particular Merchant's Website. Here's how it works:
First, the Merchant supplies Authorize.Net with the Web address (otherwise
known as a URL) from which their Website submits transactions (e.g.,
"https://www.mywebsite.com/paymentform.html"). Then, each time a transaction
is submitted to a Merchant's payment gateway account, Authorize.Net checks
the address the transaction is coming from against the addresses that they
have supplied in their Merchant Interface. Finally, if the addresses don't
match, Authorize.Net rejects the transaction.

In order for Merchants to continue processing transactions through their
Authorize.Net payment gateway account, they will need to become compliant
with this new requirement by May 28, 2002. ANY MERCHANT WHO FAILS TO MEET
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE UNABLE TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS AFTER MAY 28, 2002,
UNTIL THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW SECURITY MEASURE.

IF YOUR MERCHANTS' WEBSITES PROCESS TRANSACTIONS THROUGH THE AUTHORIZE.NET
SYSTEM VIA WEBLINK OR ADC RELAY RESPONSE AND THEY HAVE NOT SET A REFERRER
URL ON THEIR ACCOUNT, ALL THEIR TRANSACTIONS WILL BE DECLINED AS OF MAY 28,
2002.

As a Reseller of Authorize.Net, we ask that you strongly encourage and work
with your Merchants in implementing this security requirement. To help you
assist your Merchants in understanding Referrer URLs and implementing them
on their Authorize.Net accounts, we've included a short reference guide
available at http://www.authorizenet.com/files/referrerURL.pdf