What is PCI-DSS certification and payment method security?

PCI-DSS certification is necessary for a company like appvizer that offers an online payment service.

PCI-DSS certification

The objective of this certification is to guarantee a level of security in the exchange of bank data and their storage.

Appvizer relies on the solution Stripe to manage subscriptions, invoices and trigger collection orders. Stripe is PCI-DSS Level 1 certified, which is the highest level of certification.

Security of payment methods

Bank information provided on the site https://www.appvizer.fr/ are perfectly secure:

  • Encrypting http communications using a SSL certificate On the top-level domain.fr
  • Sensitive data passes through and is stored by PCI-DSS certified servers by Stripe

What does PCI-DSS mean?

PCI DSS means in English Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Which translates into French as Data security standard for the payment card industry. A PCI-DSS certification assures a customer that their banking information benefits from a certified level of protection.

Who has access to banking information?

Les banking information are composed of a card number, with an end of validity date, and a security cryptogram on the back of the card. When paying online on Appvizer, this data is checked but is not stored on our servers.

What does SSL mean?

SSL means in English Secure Sockets Layer ; it is a protocol for securing online exchanges on the Web.