The invention relates to the field of secure electronic
payment, in particular to a secure electronic
payment method based on four parties for an SET protocol. The electronic commerce
payment refers to the activity of sending data to a
bank to realize electronic payment in a secure manner by adopting a novel payment means, including a
credit card, a
debit card, an intelligent card and the like, among a
consumer, a merchant and a financial institution, and is the core of realizing electronic commerce. The establishment of an SET-protocol-based secure electronic
payment protocol which satisfies atomic transaction and comprises dispute handling rules is crucial. According to the secure electronic payment method, participants of the secure electronic
payment protocol based on four parties include a
client, a merchant, a payment institution and a fourth party; and in the secure electronic
payment protocol, 3 dispute handling protocols are designed in consideration of possible dispute cases in transactions on the basis of a principle protocol of an electronic commerce payment protocol, and the 3 dispute handling protocols are a goods returning protocol when the
client requires goods returning, a goods
exchange protocol when the
client requires goods exchange, and a dispute handling protocol when the goods received by the client is inconsistent with that of a client order.