PCI DSS 4.0

PCI SSC supports the use of secure payment software within cardholder data environments (CDE) via the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) and the Software Security Framework (SSF), which consists of the Secure Software Standard and the Secure Software Lifecycle (Secure SLC) Standard. Software that is PCI SSC validated and listed provides assurance that the …

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PCI DSS is intended for all entities that store, process, or transmit cardholder data (CHD) and/or sensitive authentication data (SAD) or could impact the security of the cardholder data environment (CDE). This includes all entities involved in payment card account processing —including merchants, processors, acquirers, issuers, and other service providers.Whether any entity is required to …

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The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed to encourage and enhance payment card account data securityand facilitate the broad adoption of consistent data security measures globally. PCI DSS provides a baseline of technical and operationalrequirements designed to protect account data. While specifically designed to focus on environments with payment card account …

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Payment Card Industry (PCI)Data Security Standard (DSS)and Payment ApplicationData Security Standard (PA-DSS) Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, andAcronymsVersion 2.0 Term Definition AAA Acronym for “authentication, authorization, and accounting.” Protocol for authenticating a user based on their verifiable identity, authorizing a user based on their user rights, and accounting for a user’s consumption of network resources. Access …

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