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There has been a great deal of excitement in the media over the significant commercial potential of the internet. Many commercial enterprises are viewing the internet as a significant element of their business operations. They see it as a means of advertising, sel ....

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.... and expiry date information electronically between the merchant and the customers. When commerce is conducted over the internet, a network is open to milions of potentially prying eyes. Moreover, there is no one to verify the validity of the credit card. To ensure that the person using the card is actually the card holder. The buyer might have exceeded the limit or can be using a stolen card. Likewise, the buyer has no assurance that the vendor on the other end is who he/she claim to be. Richard E. Smith in Internet cryptography says that data travels from one computer to another leaving the safety of its protected surroundings. Once the data is ....