Many vendors are touting point-to-point encryption as a solution to limit the DSS (Payment Card Industry Standard), a regulation affecting all merchants that process credit card transactions. Although encryption by itself does not ensure PCI compliance, it can be a powerful tool in reducing the scope of the actions necessary to comply with the standard. Late last year, the PCI Security Standards Council released preliminary information on how it will regulate this important new technology.

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Published in Processor on 04/22/11