PCI ISA Latest 2023 Graded A

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 Control Mechanisms that limit availability of information or information-processing resources only to authorized persons or applications Account Data consists of cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data Acquirer Also referred to as "merchant bank," "acquiring bank," or "acquiring financial institution". Entity, typically a financial institution, that processes payment card transactions for merchants and is defined by a payment brand as an acquirer. Acquirers are subject to payment brand rules and procedures regarding merchant compliance Administrative Access Elevated or increased privileges granted to an account in order for that account ot manage systems, networks and/or applications.