Card Verification Codes – CVV2, CVC2, CVD and CID

 

Card Verification Data (CVD) codes are the three or four-digit codes on the back of the payment card that are used to further authenticate the consumer during a card-not-present transaction. The following are the response messages sent back to you during the authorization process, and can help determine your next action—approval, exception or decline.

Code

Visa CVV2

MasterCard CVC2

Discover CVD

American Express CID

M

Match

Match

Match

Not applicable

N

No match

No match

No match

No match

P

Not processed

Not processed

Not processed

Not applicable

S

Should have been present

Should have been present

Should have been present

Not applicable

U

Issuer unable to process

Issuer unable to process

Issuer unable to process

Issuer unable to process

Y

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Match

CVV2/CVC2/CVD/CID codes may vary based on processing network or equipment. If the response codes displayed on your equipment or software are not listed above, please call the technical support number provided with your processing equipment or software.