What is the official name for a credit card s 3 digit code

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I am working on a payment form   What is that 3-digit code on the back of the card called   I can t find a consistent reference as to what to call it

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It s got a number of names   Most likely you ve heard it as either Card Security Code  CSC  or Card Verification Value  CVV    Card Security Code

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You can t find a consistent reference because it seems to go by at least six different names    Card Security Code Card Verification Value  CVV or CV2  Card Verification Value Code  CVVC  Card Verification Code  CVC  Verification Code  V-Code or V Code  Card Code Verification  CCV

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From Wikipedia    The Card Security Code is located on the back of MasterCard  Visa and Discover credit or debit cards and is typically a separate group of 3 digits to the right of the signature strip  On American Express cards  the Card Security Code is a printed  NOT embossed  group of four digits on the front towards the right   The Card Security Code  CSC   sometimes called Card Verification Value  CVV or CV2   Card Verification Value Code  CVVC   Card Verification Code  CVC   Verification Code  V-Code or V Code   or Card Code Verification  CCV  1  is a security feature for credit or debit card transactions  giving increased protection against credit card fraud   There are actually several types of security codes     The first code  called CVC1 or CVV1  is encoded on the magnetic stripe of the card and used for transactions in person    The second code  and the most cited  is CVV2 or CVC2  This CSC  also known as a CCID or Credit Card ID  is often asked for by merchants for them to secure  card not present  transactions occurring over the Internet  by mail  fax or over the phone  In many countries in Western Europe  due to increased attempts at card fraud  it is now mandatory to provide this code when the cardholder is not present in person    Contactless Card and Chip cards may supply their own codes generated electronically  such as iCVV or Dynamic CVV    The CVC should not be confused with the standard card account number appearing in embossed or printed digits   The standard card number undergoes a separate validation algorithm called the Luhn algorithm which serves to determine whether a given card s number is appropriate    The CVC should not be confused with PIN codes such as MasterCard SecureCode or Visa Verified by Visa  These codes are not printed or embedded in the card but are entered at the time of transaction using a keypad

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It is called the Card Security Code  CSC  according to Wikipedia  but has also been known as other things  such as the Card Verification Value  CVV  or Card Verfication Code  CVC       The second code  and the most cited  is CVV2 or CVC2  This CSC  also known as a CCID or Credit Card ID  is often asked for by merchants for them to secure  card not present  transactions occurring over the Internet  by mail  fax or over the phone  In many countries in Western Europe  due to increased attempts at card fraud  it is now mandatory to provide this code when the cardholder is not present in person    Because this seems to be known by multiple names  and its name doesn t seem to be printed on the card itself  you ll probably  unfortunately  still need to tell your users how to find the code - ie by describing it as the  3 digit code on back of card      2018 update  The situation has not improved  and is now worse - there are even more different names now   However  you can if you like use different terms depending on the card type     CVC2  or  Card Validation Code      MasterCard  CVV2  or  Card Verification Value 2      Visa  CSC  or  Card Security Code      American Express   Note that some American Express and Discover cards use a 4-digit code on the front of the card  See the above linked Wikipedia article for more

[terminology] What is the official name for a credit card's 3 digit code?

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