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How to Permanently Delete Sensitive Authentication Data?

As for PCI DSS requirement 3, sensitive authentication data shall not be stored and should be deleted after authorization.
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HSMs for PCI DSS Compliance

A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is designed to provide companies in a variety of industries who need to safeguard their data an incredibly high degree of protection.
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How can you make stored PAN information unreadable?

Requirement 3 of the PCI DSS is about securing stored cardholder data, and six sub-requirements provide detailed guidelines for how merchants should store the various pieces of information on a card.
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How do I Protect the Stored Payment Cardholder Data?

At the heart of the PCI DSS is the need to safeguard any cardholder data you carry. The standard includes examples of acceptable data security methods for card holders, such as encryption, tokenization, truncation, masking, and hashing.
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PCI DSS Requirement 3 Explained

Security mechanisms like encryption, truncation, masking, and hashing are critical components of data protection for cardholders. If an attacker circumvents other security checks and gains access to encrypted data without the correct cryptographic keys, the data will be unreadable and unusable to that individual.
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