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Old Dec 3, 2015, 1:01 am
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Originally Posted by jamar
I think. I've got to read it over in more detail.

I didn't catch what the PIN pad said at the start, but when it got to the PIN entry step, it asked for the PIN, the main terminal said something like "Waiting for PIN entry", the cashier pressed the yellow button on the terminal and it proceeded like a signature transaction.
Hmm, sounds like I might not be able to trigger it on my end. If that's the case, the fact that PIN bypass is possible might not be that big of a deal in practice since merchants aren't really being trained in how to use their terminals properly anyway.

Interesting note: First Data doesn't even mention that PIN is possible for a credit transaction even though they do mention inserting and tapping.
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