[thelist] More E-Commerce Questions (Liability, Encryption)

Martin martin at members.evolt.org
Tue Jun 26 15:32:36 CDT 2001


Robert Goodyear wrote on 26/6/01 7:10 pm

>If you use XML to attach to a gateway (e.g.: AuthorizeNet) and store the 
>transactions
>there, wouldn't that place liability with the gateway? Then you wouldn't 
>be keeping
>numbers anywhere on your site or databases, and all the gateways use SSL 
>encryption for
>their connections.

You may not have ultimate liability, but you're still liable along the 
way.

The merchant as a contract with you to implement this, therefore you're
liable. The important thing is to ensure that the liability is passed on
for everything except where you directly screw up.

Cheers
Martin

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