CC shared secret

James Firth ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:34:33 +0100


As if by magic, a story published in The Register today:

Net shoppers bullied into being Verified by Visa

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/07/verified_by_visa_compulsion/

"When shoppers make purchases online with participating retailers they are
typically taken to a website run by the card-issuing bank, where they are
asked to submit a VbyV or SecureCode password to proceed with the purchase."

James Firth