| 20120011070 | Apparatus and Method for Combining Cryptograms for Card Payments - At least a first cryptogram and a second cryptogram are transmitted from a payment device reader component to a terminal component. A message including at least the first cryptogram and the second cryptogram is transmitted from the terminal component to an issuer of a payment device presented to the reader component, through a payment network. A message is obtained from the issuer, corresponding to authentication, by the issuer, of the payment device (and optionally the owner of the payment device) presented to the reader component, based at least on the first cryptogram and the second cryptogram. The payment network is configured in accordance with at least one of (i) a standard, and (ii) a specification, which normally employs only a single cryptogram for the message and the authentication. Apparatuses and computer program products are also disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
