PCI DSS iframe Integration

When you use an iframe to process payments, you create a secure conduit between your end users and your payment provider.

In accordance with Vercel's shared responsibility model, this approach facilitates:

• Data isolation: The payment card information entered in the iframe is isolated from Vercel’s environment and does not pass through Vercel's managed infrastructure
• Direct data transmission: Information entered in the iframe is sent directly to your payment processor so that Vercel never processes, stores, or has access to your end users’ payment card data
• Reduced PCI DSS scope: With isolation and direct data transmission, the scope of PCI DSS compliance is reduced. This simplifies compliance efforts and enhances security

1. Select a payment provider that offers the following:

   • End-to-end encryption
   • Data tokenization
   • Built-in fraud detection
   • 3DS authentication protocol
   • Compliance with latest PCI DSS requirements

2. Embed the provider’s iframe in your application’s payment page

   This is an example code for a payment processor's iframe:

   paymentProcessor.tsx

   TypeScript

   TypeScriptJavaScript

   const PaymentProcessorIframe = (): JSX.Element => {
     const paymentProcessorIframeURL = `https://${PAYMENT_PROCESSOR_BASE_URL}.com/secure-payment-form`;
    
     return (
       <div className="container mx-auto my-10 rounded bg-white p-5 shadow-md">
         <iframe
           src={paymentProcessorIframeURL}
           frameBorder="0"
           width="100%"
           height="500px"
           sandbox="allow-forms allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin"
           className="h-auto w-full"
         />
       </div>
     );
   };
    
   export default PaymentProcessorIframe;

   The sandbox attribute and its values are often required by the payment processor:

   • allow-forms: Enables form submissions in the iframe, essential for payment data entry
   • allow-top-navigation: Allows the iframe to change the full page URL. This is useful for post-transaction redirections
   • allow-same-origin: Permits the iframe to interact with resources from the hosting page's origin. This is important for functionality but slightly reduces isolation