ANSI/X9 TR-8-2010

X9 TR 8 Check Security Guidelines provides information for people involved in paper check orelectronic check processing to become more familiar with industry practices and processes thatidentify and deter fraudulent use of paper checks, check images, and electronically transmitted checkdata. This report also discusses tools that detect and prevent fraud, covering topics from high-techsoftware to low-tech physical control of the source documents.

These guidelines do not cover all possible techniques or preventive measures. While there are noguarantees that these techniques or measures will prevent fraudulent check use, they do provide thebasics necessary to evaluate vulnerability to check fraud.