Credit Card Validation - An Over View
Nowadays, Online Payment Processing is the main part of Web Programming regardless of the Programming language in which the application is been created.
The Payment Processing can be done by using the Payment GateWays. The Payment GateWays widely used are as following:
1. Paypal.
2. Google Checkout
3. Link Point
4. SecPay
5. E-Bullion.
All these Payment GateWays includes the CreditCard or Debit Card as their main processing unit.
They Validate the CreditCard Numbers and then the Payment Processing is done.
Usually we get the CreditCardNumbers in our application page and forward the details to these Gateways.
However these GateWays have their Own Way of Validating the Credit Card and Details. In Our application we need to Validate them to save in our Database Table for later verification.
The Credit Card Numbers can be of 4 Major Widely Used Types. There are more Types of Credit Cards Available. Listed down are major used Credit Card Types.
1. AMEX
2. VISA
3. MASTERCARD
5. DISCOVER.
Credit Card Numbers are special case of ISO 7812 numbers.
All these CreditCards have the CreditCardNumber and the Number of Digits in them varying from each other.
They are
AMEX - American Express - have 15 Digits.
MasterCard - have 16 Digits
Visa - have 13 or 16 Digits
Discover Card - have 16 Digits.
All the Credit Card are Validated using an Algorithm. Luhn Algorithm.
See the below WikiPedia Link to Know more about Credit Cards
