note

We have upgraded our 3D Secure integration in preparation for 3DS 2 and PSD2 Strong Consumer Authentication (SCA) compliance requirements in 2019.

This guide shows our integration for 3DS 2.

Generate a client token

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You must generate a client token if you want to use 3D Secure (3DS). Tokenization keys can't be used to verify 3D Secure enabled cards.

Before you can initialize the JavaScript SDK, you will need to generate a client token. The client_token is generated on your server and must be accessible from the JavaScript in your checkout page.

Specify a merchant account

If you would like to use a merchant account ID other than your default, specify the merchant_account_id when generating the client token.

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The merchant account ID used to create the client token must match the merchant account ID used to create the subsequent transaction.

Using 3DS

Drop-in UI

For an example integration, see the Pen 3D Secure with Drop-in by Braintree (@braintree) on CodePen.

 

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3DS 2 support requires Drop-in version 1.20.1 or higher.

To add our Drop-in UI to your checkout page, include the dropin script:

HTML 
<!-- Load the Drop-in component -->
<script src='https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/dropin/1.22.1/js/dropin.min.js'></script>

To use 3DS, you will need to pass an object with relevant customer and transaction data into the threeDSecure field of the requestPaymentMethod options in order to minimize the need for issuing banks to present authentication challenges to customers. This object must contain the amount field and should contain as many of the following fields as possible:

JavaScript 
var threeDSecureParameters = {
  amount: '500.00',
  email: 'test@example.com',
  billingAddress: {
    givenName: 'Jill', // ASCII-printable characters required, else will throw a validation error
    surname: 'Doe', // ASCII-printable characters required, else will throw a validation error
    phoneNumber: '8101234567',
    streetAddress: '555 Smith St.',
    extendedAddress: '#5',
    locality: 'Oakland',
    region: 'CA',
    postalCode: '12345',
    countryCodeAlpha2: 'US'
  },
  additionalInformation: {
    workPhoneNumber: '8101234567',
    shippingGivenName: 'Jill',
    shippingSurname: 'Doe',
    shippingPhone: '8101234567',
    shippingAddress: {
      streetAddress: '555 Smith St.',
      extendedAddress: '#5',
      locality: 'Oakland',
      region: 'CA',
      postalCode: '12345',
      countryCodeAlpha2: 'US'
    }
  },
};

Then, create the Drop-in and pass in the 3DS parameters accordingly.

braintree.dropin.create({
    authorization: 'CLIENT_AUTHORIZATION',
    container: '#dropin-container',
    threeDSecure: true
}, function (err, dropinInstance) {
    if (err) {
        // Handle any errors that might've occurred when creating Drop-in
        console.error(err);
        return;
    }

    submitButton.addEventListener('click', function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        dropinInstance.requestPaymentMethod({
          threeDSecure: threeDSecureParameters
        }, function (err, payload) {
            if (err) {
                // Handle errors in requesting payment method
            }
            // Send payload.nonce to your server
            // The 3D Secure Authentication ID can be found 
            //  at payload.threeDSecureInfo.threeDSecureAuthenticationId
        });
    });
});

Hosted Fields

For an example integration, see the Pen 3D Secure with Hosted Fields by Braintree (@braintree) on CodePen.

 

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3DS 2 support requires Braintree version 3.52.0 or higher.

To use 3DS with Hosted Fields, include the client, three-d-secure, and hosted-fields scripts:

HTML 
<!-- Load the client component. -->
<script src='https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/3.62.1/js/client.min.js'></script>

<!-- Load the 3D Secure component. -->
<script src='https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/3.62.1/js/three-d-secure.min.js'></script>

<!-- Load the Hosted Fields component. -->
<script src='https://js.braintreegateway.com/web/3.62.1/js/hosted-fields.min.js'></script>

To use 3DS 2, you will need to pass an object with relevant customer and transaction data into the threeDSecure field of the requestPaymentMethod options in order to minimize the need for issuing banks to present authentication challenges to customers. This object must contain the following fields:

  • amount
  • nonce
  • bin

And should contain as many of the following fields as possible:

You will also need to implement the required callback onLookupComplete, which will be invoked after receiving the ThreeDSecure lookup response, before initializing the challenge and completing the flow.

JavaScript 
var threeDSecureParameters = {
  amount: '500.00',
  nonce: NONCE_FROM_INTEGRATION, // Example: hostedFieldsTokenizationPayload.nonce
  bin: BIN_FROM_INTEGRATION, // Example: hostedFieldsTokenizationPayload.details.bin
  email: 'test@example.com',
  billingAddress: {
    givenName: 'Jill', // ASCII-printable characters required, else will throw a validation error
    surname: 'Doe', // ASCII-printable characters required, else will throw a validation error
    phoneNumber: '8101234567',
    streetAddress: '555 Smith St.',
    extendedAddress: '#5',
    locality: 'Oakland',
    region: 'CA',
    postalCode: '12345',
    countryCodeAlpha2: 'US'
  },
  additionalInformation: {
    workPhoneNumber: '8101234567',
    shippingGivenName: 'Jill',
    shippingSurname: 'Doe',
    shippingPhone: '8101234567',
    shippingAddress: {
      streetAddress: '555 Smith St.',
      extendedAddress: '#5',
      locality: 'Oakland',
      region: 'CA',
      postalCode: '12345',
      countryCodeAlpha2: 'US'
    }
  },
  onLookupComplete: function (data, next) {
    // use `data` here, then call `next()`
    next();
  }
};

Specify version: 2 in your options object when calling threeDSecure.create(). This will attempt to route the authentication through the 3DS 2 protocol whenever possible and automatically fall back to 3DS 1 as needed.

var threeDSecure;

braintree.client.create({
  // Use the generated client token to instantiate the Braintree client.
  authorization: 'CLIENT_TOKEN_FROM_SERVER'
}, function (clientErr, clientInstance) {
  if (clientErr) {
    // Handle error in client creation
    return;
  }

  braintree.threeDSecure.create({
    version: 2, // Will use 3DS 2 whenever possible
    client: clientInstance
  }, function (threeDSecureErr, threeDSecureInstance) {
    if (threeDSecureErr) {
      // Handle error in 3D Secure component creation
      return;
    }

    threeDSecure = threeDSecureInstance;
  });
});

Once the 3D Secure client has been created, you can verify cards by passing the threeDSecureParameters into verifyCard. This call may challenge the cardholder to authenticate (if the card is enrolled in a 3D Secure program, such as Verified by Visa, and the cardholder's issuing bank decides to challenge).

threeDSecure.verifyCard(threeDSecureParameters, function (err, response) {
  if (err) {
    // Handle error
    return;
  }
  // Send response.nonce to your server for use in your integration
  // The 3D Secure Authentication ID can be found 
  //  at response.threeDSecureInfo.threeDSecureAuthenticationId
});

Verify a vaulted credit card

First, on the server, generate and return a payment method nonce for the vaulted credit card.

Then, on the browser, you can use the same verifyCard method just as before and pass it the newly-generated nonce.

Validation errors

Braintree will evaluate any fields passed against Cardinal's documentation. You will receive a validation error from Braintree if a field is incorrect.

Advanced client-side options

We expose additional information about the authentication request that you can use for more advanced UI flows or risk assessment. You should be aware that making such assessments may result in accepting the liability for fraudulent transactions.

These parameters pass through the client-side first and should not be trusted for your server-side risk assessment. They should be used for UI flow only.

threeDSecure.verifyCard({
  amount: '500.00',
  nonce: NONCE_FROM_INTEGRATION,
  bin: BIN_FROM_INTEGRATION,
  onLookupComplete: function (data, next) {
    // use `data` here, then call `next()`
    next();
  }
}, function (err, response) {
  var liabilityShifted = response.liabilityShifted; // true || false
  var liabilityShiftPossible =  response.liabilityShiftPossible; // true || false
});
  1. liabilityShifted indicates that 3D Secure worked and authentication succeeded. This will also be true if the issuing bank does not support 3D Secure, but the payment method does. In both cases, the liability for fraud has been shifted to the bank. You should go on creating a transaction using the new nonce.
  2. liabilityShiftPossible indicates that the payment method was eligible for 3D Secure. If liabilityShifted is false, then the user failed 3D Secure authentication. In this situation, the card brands recommend asking the user for another form of payment. However, if you have server-side risk assessment processes that allow for it, you can still use the new nonce to create a transaction. If you want to use a nonce that did not pass 3D Secure authentication, you need to set the required option to false in your server integration.
  3. If both of the above values are false then this card was ineligible for 3D Secure. You can continue to create the transaction with the new nonce. However, liability shift will not apply to this transaction. This case may be useful if you would like to ask the user for additional verification (AVS, etc).
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For American Express SafeKey, liabilityShifted may be returned as true but Amex may later revoke the liability shift for the transaction based on your merchant behavior and fraud rate.

Using 3D Secure with a CVV-only nonce

If you want to use a CVV-only nonce when creating a transaction with 3D Secure, you will need to pass a 3D Secure Authentication ID together with a CVV-only nonce when creating a transaction.

See also

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