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Understanding the TLS Issue & Why Your Credit Cards May Stop Working!

May 4, 2018 7:20:06 AM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Credit card, PCI, TLS

Yes, credit cards may stop working on your point of sale system this summer! We are providing you with more information on this important issue - please take a moment to read.

First some definitions and background on this topic:

TLS: Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol used to establish a secure communications channel between two systems.

SSL: Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browser remain private.

On Feb. 13, 2015, the PCI Security Standards Council announced that SSL, a protocol designed to ensure that data provided between a web server and a web browser, such as credit card information, remains secure - is no longer an acceptable way to provide strong cryptography, due to a number of known fundamental vulnerabilities. The deadline is June 30, 2018.

Help my Credit Cards and Gift Cards are Down! What do I do now?

Nov 11, 2015 3:42:46 AM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Credit card, Classes, Point of Sale Anchorage, Point of sale Alaska, Backup Plan for Credit Cards, Tips and Tricks, Alaska Point of Sale Customer, disaster plan, Credit Card Security, credit card backup

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