PCIP Exam Review v4.0 2025/2026 Exam
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PAN is rendered unreadable anywhere it is stored by using any of the
following approaches: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔hashes
Cardholder Data includes: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔• Primary Account Number
(PAN) • Cardholder Name • Expiration Date • Service Code
Sensitive Authentication Data includes: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔• Full track data
(magnetic-stripe data or equivalent on a chip) • Card verification code •
PINs/PIN blocks
account data covers the following: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the full PAN, any other
elements of cardholder data that are present with the PAN, and any
elements of sensitive authentication data.
Cannot be stored after authorization as defined in Requirement 3 -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sensitive Authentication Data: full track / CVV / PIN
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, Scope of PCI DSS Requirements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔cardholder data
environment (CDE) / System components, people, and processes that
could impact the security of the CDE
is segmentation a requirement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No but it can greatly
reduce the scope, cost, difficulty, and risk involving processing and
compliance..
"Flat Network" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔entire network is in scope for the PCI DSS
assessment ( no segmentation)
Encrypted Cardholder Data and Impact on PCI DSS Scope - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Encryption of cardholder data with strong cryptography is an acceptable
method of rendering the data unreadable according to PCI DSS
Requirement 3.5. However, encryption alone is generally insufficient to
render the cardholder data out of scope for PCI DSS and does not remove
the need for PCI DSS in that environment.
Compensating controls are part of which approach? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Defined Approach
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PAN is rendered unreadable anywhere it is stored by using any of the
following approaches: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔hashes
Cardholder Data includes: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔• Primary Account Number
(PAN) • Cardholder Name • Expiration Date • Service Code
Sensitive Authentication Data includes: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔• Full track data
(magnetic-stripe data or equivalent on a chip) • Card verification code •
PINs/PIN blocks
account data covers the following: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔the full PAN, any other
elements of cardholder data that are present with the PAN, and any
elements of sensitive authentication data.
Cannot be stored after authorization as defined in Requirement 3 -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sensitive Authentication Data: full track / CVV / PIN
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 1
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Scope of PCI DSS Requirements - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔cardholder data
environment (CDE) / System components, people, and processes that
could impact the security of the CDE
is segmentation a requirement? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔No but it can greatly
reduce the scope, cost, difficulty, and risk involving processing and
compliance..
"Flat Network" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔entire network is in scope for the PCI DSS
assessment ( no segmentation)
Encrypted Cardholder Data and Impact on PCI DSS Scope - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Encryption of cardholder data with strong cryptography is an acceptable
method of rendering the data unreadable according to PCI DSS
Requirement 3.5. However, encryption alone is generally insufficient to
render the cardholder data out of scope for PCI DSS and does not remove
the need for PCI DSS in that environment.
Compensating controls are part of which approach? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Defined Approach
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY 2
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