Masking Definitions

The Masking Definitions options are configurable for Charge tender types and Media tender types.

Note
  • This is a multi-record option group. Records can be added as necessary.
  • After deploying changes to any of these parameters to the POS, reboot the updated POS terminals for changes to take effect.

The following table describes the Masking Definitions options.

Option name Value Description
Masking Definition ID An alphanumeric value from zero to 40 characters

Specifies the ID for the masking scheme.

This parameter is the record's key.
Masking Symbol A special character value with one character. Specifies the character used to mask the data.
Number of ending characters shown unmasked A numeric value from zero to 99 Specifies the number of characters at the end to show unmasked.
Number of starting characters shown unmasked A numeric value from zero to 99 Specifies the number of characters at the beginning to show unmasked.
Default data
Masking Definition ID First6Last4 Last4
Masking Symbol * *
Number of ending characters shown unmasked 4 4
Number of starting characters shown unmasked 6 0