PCIP - Chapter 2 - PCI Standards
Overview Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
PCI SSC - Correct answer-An independent industry standards body providing
oversight of the development and management of Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards on a global basis.
Founding payment brands for PCI SSC ("The Council") - Correct answer-(1)
American Express; (2) Discover Financial; (3) JCB International; (4) MasterCard;
(5) Visa, Inc.
Resources provided by the Council - Correct answer-(1) PCI DSS, PA-DSS; P2PE;
PTS (POI, HSM and PIN), card production, and supporting documents; (2) Roster
of QSAs, PA-QSAs, PCIPs, ASVs, validated payment applications, PTS devices,
and P2PE solutions; (3) PCI Security Standards Council; (4) FAQs; (5) Education
and outreach; (6) Participating Organization membership, Community Meetings;
Feedback.
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, PCI DSS - Correct answer-Covers security of the environments that store, process,
or transmit account data.
PCI PA-DSS - Correct answer-Covers secure payment applications to support PCI
DSS Compliance.
PCI P2PE - Correct answer-Covers encryption, decryption, and key management
requirements for point to point encryption solutions.
PCI PTS - POI - Correct answer-Covers protections of sensitive data at the point of
interaction devices and their secure components, including cardholder PINs and
account data, and the cryptographic keys used in connection with the protection of
that cardholder data.
PCI PTS - PIN SECURITY - Correct answer-Covers secure management,
processing and transmission of personal identification number (PIN) data during
online and offline payment card transactions processing.
PCI PTS - HSM - Correct answer-Covers physical, logical and device security
requirements for securing Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
PCI Card Production - Correct answer-Covers physical and logical security
requirements for systems and business processes.
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Overview Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
PCI SSC - Correct answer-An independent industry standards body providing
oversight of the development and management of Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standards on a global basis.
Founding payment brands for PCI SSC ("The Council") - Correct answer-(1)
American Express; (2) Discover Financial; (3) JCB International; (4) MasterCard;
(5) Visa, Inc.
Resources provided by the Council - Correct answer-(1) PCI DSS, PA-DSS; P2PE;
PTS (POI, HSM and PIN), card production, and supporting documents; (2) Roster
of QSAs, PA-QSAs, PCIPs, ASVs, validated payment applications, PTS devices,
and P2PE solutions; (3) PCI Security Standards Council; (4) FAQs; (5) Education
and outreach; (6) Participating Organization membership, Community Meetings;
Feedback.
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, PCI DSS - Correct answer-Covers security of the environments that store, process,
or transmit account data.
PCI PA-DSS - Correct answer-Covers secure payment applications to support PCI
DSS Compliance.
PCI P2PE - Correct answer-Covers encryption, decryption, and key management
requirements for point to point encryption solutions.
PCI PTS - POI - Correct answer-Covers protections of sensitive data at the point of
interaction devices and their secure components, including cardholder PINs and
account data, and the cryptographic keys used in connection with the protection of
that cardholder data.
PCI PTS - PIN SECURITY - Correct answer-Covers secure management,
processing and transmission of personal identification number (PIN) data during
online and offline payment card transactions processing.
PCI PTS - HSM - Correct answer-Covers physical, logical and device security
requirements for securing Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
PCI Card Production - Correct answer-Covers physical and logical security
requirements for systems and business processes.
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