What is 3-D SECURE: the technology behind Verified by Visa?
The protocol 3-D Secure supports the new Visa payment service designed to perfect and validate payments made on Internet. 3-D Secure is an authentication technology that uses the Secure Socket Layer SSL and a Plug-in to the commerce server that informs and verifies the participants with the aim of authentication during a purchase on Internet. Also, it protects the payment information with the card during its transmission on Internet.