MagneSafe™ 2.0 Documentation

Strong encryption. Data Format Preserving. Maximum Security.

When it comes to protecting sensitive card data no other company gives merchants more flexibility or confidence than MagTek®. Now, with its popular MagneSafe 2.0 solution, MagTek takes the protection of sensitive card data to new levels of security and simplicity. Cost effectively and efficiently meeting PCI DSS requirements while non-intrusively passing encrypted data through your existing POS network for further processing. Avoid costly penalties as a result of a possible breach of sensitive financial card data. With MagneSafe 2.0, the choice is yours. Create your own process or use our ready to go PCI certified Magensa.net service for decryption and re-construction of encrypted track data before it is sent for authorization.

In-House Data Centers

MagTek will provide you with the resources you need to facilitate decryption and reconstruction of track data with the MagneSafe Support and Documentation Program. This provides secure online access to technical documentation describing Triple DES decryption and data reconstruction for MagneSafe 1.0 or 2.0 formats. It also provides access to FAQs, and the MagneSafe knowledge Base, sample code including data input/output with specified test keys and product enhancements and upgrades. All supported by our expert engineering staff. MagTek provides services you can rely on.

Benefits

• Encrypts sensitive card data encoded on all types of financial transaction cards
• Non-intrusively passes encrypted data through a merchant’s existing POS network for further processing
• Offers merchants the ability to create their own facility for decryption and re-construction of encrypted card data before the track data is sent for authorization
• Enables cost-effective and efficient compliance with PCI DSS requirements
• Prevents costly penalties as a result of possible breach of sensitive financial card data
• Reduces the cost of PCI audits

Features

• Complete protection of sensitive card data
• 100 percent accuracy of track data decryption and reconstruction
• Support for Triple DES open standard for encryption
• Derived unique key per transaction DUKPT key management
• Availability of other data for local checking, including:
• BIN recognition and lookup
• Name field
• Last 4 digits of PAN for receipt printing
• PAN check digit routine
• Expire date check
• Service code check
• PIN offset, Language codes and discretionary data available to local application
• Normalcy checking i.e. Track Lengths, content, and SS ES characters
• No changes to the track data length or the track data format are required for implementation

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