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Terms in this set (157)
is an independent industry standards body
providing oversights of the development and
PCI SSC
management of Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards on a global basis.
What are the founding American express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, and
payment brands? VISA
defined by the payment brands, based on
What define the
transaction volume. Transaction volume determined
merchant levels?
by the acquirer)
Defined by the payment brands according to
What define the service transaction volume and/or type of service provider.
provider levels? Determined by the payment brans or acquirer, or
sometimes the service provider.
Card-not-present merchants (e-commerce or
mail/telephone-order) that have fully outsourced all
cardholder data functions to PCI DSS validated
SAQ-A third-part service providers, with no electronic
storage, processing, or transmission of any
cardholder data on the merchant's systems or
premises.
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E-commerce merchants who outsource all payment
processing to PCI DSS validated third parties, and
who have a website(s) that doesn't directly receive
SAQ A-EP cardholder data but that can impact the security of
the payment transaction. No electronic storage,
processing, or transmission of any cardholder data
on the merchant's systems or premises.
Merchants using only:
- Imprint machines with no electronic cardholder
SAQ-B data storage; and/or
- Standalone, dial-out terminals with no electronic
cardholder data storage.
Merchants using only stand-alone, PTS-approved
payment terminals with an IP connection to the
SAQ-B-IP payment processor, with no electronic cardholder
data storage.
Not applicable to e-commerce channels.
is for merchants using only web-based virtual
payment terminals, where cardholder data is
SAQ C-VT
manually entered into a secure website from a
single system.
is for merchants with dedicated payment application
systems segmented from all other systems, and
connected to the Internet for the purposes of
transaction processing. SAQ C is not applicable to
SAQ-C
e-commerce payment channels. A merchant only
accepts payments via the telephone and they enter
the cardholder data directly into a webpage
provided by their acquirer.
covers security of the environments that store,
process, or transmit account data. The scope of PCI
PCI DSS DSS covers environments receiving account data
from payment applications and other sources—
acquirers, for example.
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covers secure payment applications to support PCI
DSS compliance. The scope of PA-DSS addresses
when a payment application receives account data
PCI PA-DSS
from cardholder-interface devices such as point-of
sale-terminals or other devices and begins the
payment transaction.
covers secure encryption, decryption, and key
management for point-to-point encryption
PCI P2PE (Point-to-Point
solutions. Requirements for a P2PE solution will vary
Encryption)
depending on the deployment environment and the
technologies used for a specific implementation.
covers device tamper detection, cryptographic
processes, and other mechanisms used to protect
the PIN and other sensitive data, such as
cryptographic keys. The PTS set of requirements
PCI PTS (PIN Transaction
addresses how cardholder PINs are protected at
Security) POI
cardholder-interface devices such as point-of-sale
terminals, as well as hardware security modules that
are used for payment processing and cardholder
authentication applications and processes.
covers secure management, processing, and
transmission of personal identification number (PIN)
PCI PIN Security
data during online and offline payment card
transaction processing.
covers the design of hardware security modules and
PCI PTS HSM standard for securely protecting those devices until they are
deployed.
establish minimum security levels for card vendors
Card Production involved in payment card manufacturing, card
standards personalization, pre-personalization, chip
embedding, data preparation , and fulfillment.
Discover Compliance Information Security Compliance
Program is called
______________.
JCB Compliance Program Data Security Program
is called ______________.
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Terms in this set (157)
is an independent industry standards body
providing oversights of the development and
PCI SSC
management of Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards on a global basis.
What are the founding American express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, and
payment brands? VISA
defined by the payment brands, based on
What define the
transaction volume. Transaction volume determined
merchant levels?
by the acquirer)
Defined by the payment brands according to
What define the service transaction volume and/or type of service provider.
provider levels? Determined by the payment brans or acquirer, or
sometimes the service provider.
Card-not-present merchants (e-commerce or
mail/telephone-order) that have fully outsourced all
cardholder data functions to PCI DSS validated
SAQ-A third-part service providers, with no electronic
storage, processing, or transmission of any
cardholder data on the merchant's systems or
premises.
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E-commerce merchants who outsource all payment
processing to PCI DSS validated third parties, and
who have a website(s) that doesn't directly receive
SAQ A-EP cardholder data but that can impact the security of
the payment transaction. No electronic storage,
processing, or transmission of any cardholder data
on the merchant's systems or premises.
Merchants using only:
- Imprint machines with no electronic cardholder
SAQ-B data storage; and/or
- Standalone, dial-out terminals with no electronic
cardholder data storage.
Merchants using only stand-alone, PTS-approved
payment terminals with an IP connection to the
SAQ-B-IP payment processor, with no electronic cardholder
data storage.
Not applicable to e-commerce channels.
is for merchants using only web-based virtual
payment terminals, where cardholder data is
SAQ C-VT
manually entered into a secure website from a
single system.
is for merchants with dedicated payment application
systems segmented from all other systems, and
connected to the Internet for the purposes of
transaction processing. SAQ C is not applicable to
SAQ-C
e-commerce payment channels. A merchant only
accepts payments via the telephone and they enter
the cardholder data directly into a webpage
provided by their acquirer.
covers security of the environments that store,
process, or transmit account data. The scope of PCI
PCI DSS DSS covers environments receiving account data
from payment applications and other sources—
acquirers, for example.
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covers secure payment applications to support PCI
DSS compliance. The scope of PA-DSS addresses
when a payment application receives account data
PCI PA-DSS
from cardholder-interface devices such as point-of
sale-terminals or other devices and begins the
payment transaction.
covers secure encryption, decryption, and key
management for point-to-point encryption
PCI P2PE (Point-to-Point
solutions. Requirements for a P2PE solution will vary
Encryption)
depending on the deployment environment and the
technologies used for a specific implementation.
covers device tamper detection, cryptographic
processes, and other mechanisms used to protect
the PIN and other sensitive data, such as
cryptographic keys. The PTS set of requirements
PCI PTS (PIN Transaction
addresses how cardholder PINs are protected at
Security) POI
cardholder-interface devices such as point-of-sale
terminals, as well as hardware security modules that
are used for payment processing and cardholder
authentication applications and processes.
covers secure management, processing, and
transmission of personal identification number (PIN)
PCI PIN Security
data during online and offline payment card
transaction processing.
covers the design of hardware security modules and
PCI PTS HSM standard for securely protecting those devices until they are
deployed.
establish minimum security levels for card vendors
Card Production involved in payment card manufacturing, card
standards personalization, pre-personalization, chip
embedding, data preparation , and fulfillment.
Discover Compliance Information Security Compliance
Program is called
______________.
JCB Compliance Program Data Security Program
is called ______________.
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