Search Again: Re: Best practice about using Prepaid Card From: Shawn Hogan Date: Sunday, November 3, 2002 Time: 11:12:54 pm $BCfJ8(J2000$B:_@~!J_4Lg!KM-8B8x;J(J wrote: > Any recommendation or ideas to be shared about this? > > We are planning to print a batch of prepaid card with "Card Number" and > "passsword" covered/hidden. The cards are distributed to various outlet like > hotels, newspaper stand, super market etc...., customer can purchase and then > reveal the card number and password. Customer then dial up and activate the > card/create an accound via the on-line signup option of OG. We want OG to > create the account with e-mail on the fly. > > Our concern now is security. How can we be sure that the customer has > purchased a genuin card but not obtained information say from the card > printer. We also want the activation process to be simple. > > Recommendation and ideas are welcome. That's a tough one, and unfortunately I don't think there is a way to be *sure*... since the printer will of course need to know the card numbers in order to print them. My best suggestion would be to seek out a reputable printer (not just the cheapest). Like ones that are licensed to manufacture "real" credit cards. Obviously they know customers credit card numbers in order to print Visas and such. But I really don't think it would be possible to 100% guarantee it unless you printed them yourself. It's about the equivalent of buying something from someone with a credit card, but being worried about them using your credit card number to make purchases on their own. It of course is a valid concern, but I don't think there is a way to not give them the info (unless you print them yourself). - Shawn ------------------------------- Shawn D. Hogan President, Digital Point Solutions http://www.digitalpoint.com (858) 452-3696 --------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe or to search list archive please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists/isp.html ---------------------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Best practice about using Prepaid Card by =?big5?B?pKSk5TIwMDCmYr11oV2/RKr5oV6ms62tpL2lcQ==?= on Nov 3, 2002 at 8:16:15 pm Re: Best practice about using Prepaid Card by Shawn Hogan on Nov 3, 2002 at 11:12:54 pm Re: Best practice about using Prepaid Card by Tim Atcheson on Nov 4, 2002 at 12:55:20 am Re: Best practice about using Prepaid Card by =?ISO-2022-JP?B?GyRCQ2ZKOBsoQjIwMDAbJEI6X0B+IUpfNExnIUtNLThCOHg7ShsoQg==?= on Nov 4, 2002 at 6:30:10 pm Re: Best practice about using Prepaid Card by Shawn Hogan on Nov 4, 2002 at 9:59:56 pm