Why Soracom
Secure Connectivity that Scales
For a company with an eye on partnerships, Aurora Payments was very particular when selecting a connectivity provider. Payment solutions require strong, consistent connection to the internet, real-time data visualization, and secure pathways for the data to travel – qualifications that made Soracom a natural fit.
In addition to the strong suite of connectivity options, which allow for consistent connections nearly anywhere in the world, Soracom’s Virtual Private Gateway (VPG) helps ensure the security demanded by the kinds of sensitive data that payment solutions require. Because of Soracom’s unique architecture, Aurora Payments can leverage the Soracom VPG to take control of the communication channel between devices in the field and the backend.
To this end, Aurora Payments has configured Soracom VPG with two fixed global IP addresses, which allows the upstream payment processors to more easily verify the source of any incoming traffic since the Aurora Payments traffic will only ever originate from one of these two defined IP addresses. The upstream payment processor adds these two IP addresses to their allowed sources of data and denies all other traffic ensuring the authenticity of the traffic.
“When dealing with people’s money, security is a must,” said Maxwell. “Soracom provides that extra layer of security we need to keep our customers’ data from falling into the wrong hands.”