Protx VSP Direct 3.x

[conor]

Hi Vishal,

Hope you are well.

Thanks very much for the nice comments. Coincidentally I had a review at the hospital today and the news was reasonably good so I'm fairly happy right now. :)

I have customers who sometimes place orders by telephone. I understand there is no way to create an order via the admin interface. Suggestions on other posts say to use Master password where you can log in as a customer using an admin password. This sounds fine so far...

The question is would/could the card that was used ask for a 3D secure password?

That is a very handy thing to be able to do but I'm afraid it will never be possible with 3D-Secure. 3D-Secure is the online equivalent of Chip-n-Pin and so each customer has to keep their password private; they choose it themselves and are forbidden by their bank from disclosing it to others. You are breaking the law if you enter a 3D-Secure password for someone else. Few cards require 3D-Secure authorisation at this time so you can still use the above system to charge them, but for cards that do require it (like Maestro) you cannot legally enter details on behalf of a customer.

That isn't great news for store owners but I do believe it's a good idea for the security of card transactions!

All the best...

Conor
Ceon