{"id":4251,"date":"2016-11-08T15:10:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T20:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2021-12-03T03:22:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T08:22:31","slug":"cavv-authentication-verification-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/terminology\/cavv-authentication-verification-value","title":{"rendered":"What is CAVV Authentication Verification Value?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cardholder Authentication Verification Value, or CAVV, are potential responses for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">customer initiated<\/span> Visa debit and credit card transactions where the Verified by Visa, or Vbyv, authentication method is used. E-commerce, online payments, and Electronic Invoice Presentment &amp; Payment (EIPP or EBPP) are all solutions in which a customer can participate in self-authentication.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/verified-visa-combo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3276\" src=\"https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/verified-visa-combo-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"verified visa mastercard secure code combo logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/verified-visa-combo-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/verified-visa-combo.jpg 429w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>How does CAVV impact interchange rates, the bulk of credit card processing fees?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To qualify for CAVV interchange rates, merchants must register for Verified by Visa through their merchant services provider, and must use a payment gateway that supports the service as part of the transaction process. In addition, other rules apply such as settlement time and more; the latter part can be managed automatically with an intelligent payment gateway.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The best Visa Card Not Present Key entered transaction credit rate is 1.80%.<\/li>\n<li>The same Visa transaction as above, but with a valid CAVV response is 1.70%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How does CAVV impact fraud risk?<\/h2>\n<p>If a <strong>passed validation<\/strong> response is returned, then fraud risk shifts to the card issuer. Responses other than &#8216;fail&#8217; may warrant additional scrutiny as part of a layered approach to mitigate fraud risk.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"FDTabletext10pt\"><strong>CAVV Transaction Response Code Values:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201c \u201d &#8211;\u00a0 Blank CAVV or AEVV Not Present<\/li>\n<li>0 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Not Validated due to erroneous data submitted<\/li>\n<li>1 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Failed Validation \u2013 Authentication Transaction. This is an indication of potential bad or fraudulent data submitted as the CAVV\/AEVV.<\/li>\n<li>2 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Passed Validation \u2013 Authentication Transaction<\/li>\n<li>3 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Passed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. (Determined that the Issuer ACS generated this value from the use of the Issuer\u2019s CAVV\/AEVV key[s]).<\/li>\n<li>4 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Failed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. This is an indication of potential bad or fraudulent data submitted as the CAVV\/AEVV. (Determined that Visa generated this value from the use of CAVV\/AEVV key[s]).<\/li>\n<li>5 \u2013 Reserved for future use \u2013 NOT USED<\/li>\n<li>6 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Not Validated \u2013 Issuer not participating in CAVV\/AEVV validation. This value is generated when an Issuer requests the \u201cdo not verify\u201d flag to be established for its BINs. This parameter enables an Issuer to temporarily stop CAVV\/AEVV verification while resolving CAVV\/AEVV key issues. VisaNet processes this value as a valid CAVV\/AEVV.<\/li>\n<li>7 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Failed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. This is an indication of potential bad or fraudulent data submitted as the CAVV\/AEVV. (CAVV\/AEVV generated with Visa Key)<\/li>\n<li>8 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Passed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. (CAVV\/AEVV generated with Visa Key)<\/li>\n<li>9 \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Failed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. This is an indication of potential bad or fraudulent data submitted as the CAVV\/AEVV (CAVV\/AEVV generated with Visa Key \u2013 Issuer ACS unavailable)<\/li>\n<li>A \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Passed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. (CAVV\/AEVV generated with Visa Key \u2013 Issuer ACS unavailable)<\/li>\n<li>B \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Failed Validation \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. This is an indication of potential bad or fraudulent data submitted as the CAVV\/AEVV. (CAVV\/AEVV generated with Visa Key)<\/li>\n<li>C \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Not Validated \u2013 Attempted Authentication Transaction. Issuer did not return a CAVV\/AEVV results code in the authorization response. VisaNet will treat this as valid CAVV\/AEVV if the Issuer approves the authorization.<\/li>\n<li>D \u2013 CAVV or AEVV Not Validated \u2013 Authentication \u2013 Issuer did not return a CAVV\/AEVV results code in the authorization response. VisaNet will treat this as valid CAVV\/AEVV if the Issuer approves the authorization.<\/li>\n<li>I \u2013 Invalid Security Data<\/li>\n<li>U \u2013 Issuer does not participate or 3-D Secure data not utilized.<\/li>\n<li>Default space filled<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note, other card brand authentication terms are AEVV, American Express Verification Value and MasterCard <strong>Universal Cardholder Authentication Field (UCAF<sup>\u2122<\/sup>). <\/strong>All of these, including VbyV, use the global standardized 3-D Secure XML security protocol. Payment gateways can implement 3-D Secure in different ways, which can potentially impact profits and risk.<\/p>\n<p><em>For CenPOS solutions to enable customer cardholder authentication, including payment gateway, contact <a href=\"https:\/\/3dmerchant.com\/blog\/about\">Christine Speedy<\/a> today. Not all solutions work alike, contact an expert.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cardholder Authentication Verification Value, or CAVV, are potential responses for customer initiated Visa debit and credit card transactions where the Verified by Visa, or Vbyv, authentication method is used. 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