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PCI SSC integrates PCI PIN into PTS

Thursday 3rd November 2011

PCI SSC has expanded their PTS program to now encompass the PCI PIN security requirements for the first time. The PCI PIN security requirements concentrate on process management and the management of cryptographic keys. Together PCI PTS and PCI PIN form a complete set of requirements for the secure management, processing and transmission of PIN data.
Previously PCI PIN was administered by Visa and MasterCard with the last version known as PCI PIN v2.0 - this will be superseded by the PCI SSC version known as PCI PIN v1.0 (confusing I know). As always mandates are set by the card brands and to date their is no mandate to used the newly released standard.