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Yeah, whenever I try to swipe my card, it instantly tells me to use Chip and PIN. I think it's just to provide rapid localized responses, but who knows if some
by Scoundreller 4y ago
Yeah, whenever I try to swipe my card, it instantly tells me to use Chip and PIN. I think it's just to provide rapid localized responses, but who knows if some banks are misconfigured and overly trusted the magstripe data to block magstripe transactions.
- ComputerGuru 4y agoBut that's what's covered in the article. The "block transaction and require chip and PIN" flag is stored on the magtrack itself.
- lxgr 4y agoThe bank/processor also knows it and is able to reject any modifications. Whether they do is a matter of their security posture.
- ImPostingOnHN 4y agothe article covers that too, saying that the issuer does not seem to do such verification