# manual\_entry\_cvv

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**Description**

Merchant is prompted to enter the Security Number of the card. The Security Number is never in clear in the Android processor.

If Security Number bypass is allowed, the Enter button is allowed to be pressed when no digits have been entered.

If the Merchant chooses to bypass Security Number entry, the next screen will prompt for the bypass reason.

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**Merchant/Customer action**

Merchant enters the Security Number.

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**Configuration Parameter**

`Merchant.CvvBypassAllowed` - Whether Security Number bypass is allowed for all cases.

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForManual` - Whether Security Number is prompted for non-MOTO manual entry Purchase (Customer Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForMo` - Whether Security Number is prompted for Mail Order manual entry Purchase (Customer Not Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForIo` - Whether Security Number is prompted for Internet Order manual entry Purchase (Customer Not Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForRefund` - Whether Security Number is prompted for non-MOTO manual entry Refund (Customer Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForMotoRefund` - Whether Security Number is prompted for MOTO manual entry Refund (Customer Not Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForIoRefund` - Whether Security Number is prompted for IO manual entry Refund (Customer Not Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForPreAuthCompletion` - Whether Security Number is prompted for non-MOTO manual entry completion of a pre-authorization (Customer Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForMotoPreAuthCompletion` - Whether Security Number is prompted for MOTO manual entry completion of a pre-authorization (Customer Not Present scenario).

`Merchant.CvvRequiredForIoPreAuthCompletion` - Whether Security Number is prompted for IO (Internet Order) manual entry completion of a pre-authorization (Customer Not Present scenario).
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