[cobalt-users] Raq4 - HSBC C Library

[John K Mitchell <johnm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I have a client that is looking to link their shopping care to the HSBC
> > payment system.
> >
> > I've seen a copy of the user guide and it mentions that the client
> > should run a copy of a 'C' library (or a JAVA API) on the server to
> > generate a hash value for the string being passed to the bank.
> >
> > Now then, I'm not totally happy about this, especially when the client
> > rang the bank and was told that the library has not been tested on any
> > Cobalt Raq's.
> >
> > My question is, has anyone tried to link to the HSBC payment system from
> > a Raq.  If not I don't think I want to be the first ;-)
> >
> > Any comments (even if its - Dont do it) would be appreciated.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > John
> >
> > --
> > John K Mitchell
> > Forest Software Ltd
> > Web sites for the smaller business and charity.
>
> John,
> Is it not just an MD5 they are looking for?
> > From previous experiance in writing these sort of things, though not HSBC,
> it is just a keyword that is compared plus the transaction number that is
> used to generate the string that validates the transaction.
> Pity it's not WorldPay you are using, I've done a neat PHP routine for that
> one!
>
> Phil

Hi Phil,

I think its a little more than an MD5 as the spec on the output from the 
supplied library suggests that it's an alpha output.  Mind you, all I've 
seen is a guide so the example may be wrong.

Yep, WorldPay would be easy, the cart used by the client already has an 
interface for them but the client wants HSBC :-(

Cheers

John


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John K Mitchell

Forest Software Ltd
Web sites for the smaller business and charity.