Braintree now wants SecurityMetrics tests

[swguy]

Not sure if this is just Security Metrics drumming up business, but it seems like Braintree has partnered with them and they (Braintree) want you to pass a SecurityMetrics test *and* have all the PCI documentation in place.

Could be a reason to switch to Square. We'll see.

[dbltoe]

ANYONE in cahoots with Security Metrics is just plain money hungry. Just sayin'. We (myzencarthost.com) have one of the few A+ ratings from SSLlabs but, we still have to give them five technical opinions for every false positive.

[ChuckPhillips]

Checkout Security Metrics on Trustpilot or the BBB. Pretty horrifying.

[swguy]

What I can't figure out is if this is truly *required* by BrainTree or if it's just business development by Security Metrics.

[Phil Soth]

Just got all tangled up with Security Metrics for my authorize.net connection. What a terrible process that is! There is a questionnaire page that has 14 seemingly endless links to answer, and on every page you can click "Learn and Buy" The basic charge is $199 and the full documentation package is $999. Looks like these people are crack marketing people!
When I called the Security Metrics contact, I was connected to Nathan, who led me through a series of increasingly complex and technical questions until I wasn't able to answer. It felt like it was a question tree, designed to get you to an impasse, so you had to default to their spendy solution.
I'm looking for other solutions as we speak.

[swguy]

PayPal and Square insulate you from this grief (at least for the time being). Good luck.

[Phil Soth]

The reason I am using authorize.net is because about a year or so ago, Square wouldn't/couldn't support a change in php, or so I understood. Up to that point, I was using Square and was very happy with it. Is Square now OK to use with my ZC V158? I have found that Square is slightly more expensive than authorize.net, but at this point, that is not a determining factor. I still have a Square account and use their virtual terminal and iphone swipe functions, but not for ZenCart transactions.

[swguy]

You have to purchase the updated Square module from the developer. See:

https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/payme...#square-webpay