# Even if the CVV of the credit card is wrong, a token can be generated, is this correct behavior?

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**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 10:41am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/even-if-the-cvv-of-the-credit-card-is-wrong-a-token-can-be-generated-is-this-correct-behavior/8133 "2023-01-05T10:41:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/even-if-the-cvv-of-the-credit-card-is-wrong-a-token-can-be-generated-is-this-correct-behavior/8133/2 "2023-01-05T17:13:23Z")

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Yes, that is correct. The tokenization of a card isn’t a full validation. It’s a light format validation of the information. Only when the token is used to make a payment will it be validated with the information the bank has. 🙂

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