Hard Design: E-Commerce System (Amazon)

Why should raw credit card numbers never be stored in your e-commerce database?

— Tests your understanding of this concept.

Answer Options

A Cards expire too quickly

B PCI DSS compliance requires tokenization; storing raw cards is a legal violation and security risk

C Credit cards are too large for database storage

D It slows down payment processing

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