[ic] AuthorizeNet requre Refer URL

[Russ Mann]

Hello List,

Please read below announcement.  Does this affect the AuthorizeNet payment
gateway in Interchange?

Thanks,

RM

New Authorize.Net Security Requirement - Action Required by May 28, 2002
Effective May 28, 2002, Authorize.Net will require all Merchants who connect
to the payment gateway via WebLink or ADC Relay Response to implement a
Referrer URL on their account.

A Referrer URL is any Webpage address from which your site processes its
Authorize.Net transactions. Authorize.Net uses Referrer URLs to verify that
each transaction submitted to your payment gateway account originated from
your Website. Here’s how it works: First, you supply Authorize.Net with the
Web address (otherwise known as a URL) from which your Website submits
transactions (e.g., “https://www.mywebsite.com/paymentform.html”). Then,
each time a transaction is submitted to your payment gateway account,
Authorize.Net checks the address the transaction is coming from against the
addresses that you have supplied in your Merchant Interface. Finally, if the
addresses don’t match, Authorize.Net rejects the transaction.

This security feature is available to all Merchants at no additional cost.
It’s convenient, easy to configure, and serves as an additional security
measure for you. In order to continue processing transactions through your
Authorize.Net payment gateway account, you will need to become compliant
with this new requirement by May 28, 2002. ANY MERCHANT WHO FAILS TO MEET
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL BE UNABLE TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS AFTER MAY 28, 2002,
UNTIL THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW SECURITY MEASURE.

IF YOUR WEBSITE CONNECTS TO THE AUTHORIZE.NET PAYMENT GATEWAY VIA WEBLINK OR
ADC RELAY RESPONSE AND YOU HAVE NOT SET A REFERRER URL ON YOUR ACCOUNT, ALL
YOUR TRANSACTIONS WILL BE DECLINED AS OF MAY 28, 2002.

To help you implement a Referrer URL on your account, we’ve created a short
document designed to assist your Website’s technical specialist, Web
developer, or shopping cart provider:
http://www.authorizenet.com/files/referrerURL.pdf. Should you have more
questions about protecting your account, see our Security “Best Practices”
White Paper located at
http://www.authorizenet.com/files/securitybestpractices.pdf or contact our
Customer Support department at support@authorize.net.