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The @package_name@ implements the
Since the development of the
Janine Sisk of furfly.net and Bart Teeuwisse teamed up to design a general purpose payment service contract and to create the first implementations of the contract. Janine developed the interface to PayflowPro the successor of CyberCash while Bart created the gateway to Authorize.net.
Berklee College Of Music
sponsored the creation of the @package_name@ and the integration
with the
Note: This release has been developed on PostgreSQL only. Please report any problems you might find in the OpenACS SDM. The SDM can also be used to contribute patches to the @package_name@ package (for example to add Oracle support).
The @package_name@ requires nsopenssl and dqd_utils to be installed. Nsopenssl provides the ns_httpsget and ns_httpspost instructions to connect to the secure Authorize.net Direct Connect server. Dqd_utils provides the dqd_md5 instruction to validate the response from the Authorize.net Direct Connect server. Please follow the installation instructions included with these packages.
The @package_name@ is the intermediary between OpenACS packages
and the Authorize.net credit card acceptance services. This
gateway accepts calls to the Payment Service Contract operations,
forwards the information to Authorize.net and decodes the response
before returning the outcome back to the calling package while
keeping a log of all communication with Authorize.net. The log is
accessible from the
The @package_name@ needs to be configured before it can connect
to Authorize.net and access your account with
Authorize.net. Configuration is via
A list of credit cards accepted by your Authorize.net account. Calling applications can use this list of overwrite it with their own list so that applications can choose to accept only a subset of the cards your Authorize.net account can handle.
The description of the transaction as it will appear on the customer's statement. E.g. 'ACME Widgets'
Switch the communication with Authorize.net over to Test mode. Useful to test the communication with Authorize.net from the calling package. The default value is 'False'.
Note: Transactions authorized in test mode do not return a valid transaction ID and will fail they are being post-authorized.
The location (URL) of the Authorize.net Gateway. Unless you received a different location from Authorize.net there is no need to change the default value.
The location (URL) of your web site where the communication with Authorize.net originates from. This URL be listed as a valid ADC URL in the list of accepted referers in the ADC settings. Do not leave this secret blank, it ensures the requests received by Authorize.net are coming from the @package_name@ and not some spoof.
Your login name to Authorize.net. This is the same login ID that you use to login to the Authorize.net virtual terminal.
The password to your Authorize.net account. This is the same login ID that you use to login to the Authorize.net virtual terminal.
Advice: Keep your login name and the login password secret as they give access all credit card transactions including all credit card numbers of the cards used in the transactions. Make sure to secure the access to the OpenACS admin pages with SSL.
The MD5 Hash Secret from the Automated Direct Connect (ADC) settings in Authorize.net. This secret should have the same value your secret in the ADC settings. Do not leave this secret blank, it ensures that the @package_name@ is really talking to Authorize.net and not some spoof.
The field encapsulation character in the Automated Direct Connect (ADC) settings of Authorize.net. You can opt to use a field encapsulation character to wrap around the elements in the response from Authorize.net. It reduces the risk that unusual characters in the data send to Authorize.net and echoed back trip the decoding of the response. With only a field separator it is possible that the decoding is disrupted by a name or address field containing the same character as the field separator. If you choose to use a field encapsulator make sure that the value is same as the value in the ADC settings.
The field seperator in Automated Direct Connect (ADC) Settings of Authorize.net. This is the character that delimits the elements in the response from Authorize.net. It is advisable to also use a field encapsulator. Make sure that the value is same as the value in the ADC settings.
The
Visit the Authorize.net developer documentation for in-depth coverage of the Authorize.net API that this package interfaces to. Be sure to check out the additional security measures you can take.
The @package_name@ was designed and written by Bart Teeuwisse for Berklee College Of Music while working as a subcontractor for furfly.net.
The @package_name@ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
The @package_name@ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
A copy of the GNU General Public License is included. If not write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA