Card security code
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card-security-code-166-835906
title:
Card security code
text:
A card security code is a series of numbers that, in addition to the bank card number, is printed on a credit or debit card. The CSC is used as a security feature for card not present transactions, where a personal identification number (PIN) cannot be manually entered by the cardholder. It was instituted to reduce the incidence of credit card fraud. Unlike the card number, the CSC is deliberately not embossed, so that it is not read when using a mechanical credit card imprinter which will only
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Security feature on payment cards
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_security_code
date created:
2005-01-02T18:06:54Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T14:27:55Z
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