PCI (Payment Card Industry Security Standard)_Req 4.2

PCI (Payment Card Industry Security Standard)

Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks

Req 4.2

4.2 Never send unprotected PANs by end-user messaging technologies (for example email instant messaging SMS chat etc.).

E-mail instant messaging SMS and chat can be easily intercepted by packet-sniffing during delivery across internal and public networks. Do not utilize these messaging tools to send PAN unless they are configured to provide strong encryption. Additionally if an entity requests PAN via end user messaging technologies the entity should provide a tool or method to protect these PANs using strong cryptography or render PANs unreadable before transmission.

 

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