Which standard covers physical and logical security requirements for card production systems?

Which standard covers physical and logical security requirements for card production systems?

• A. PCI Card Production
• B. PCI DSS
• C. PA-DSS
• D. PCI P2PE

Answer: (A)

This question tests recognizing which PCI standard is specific to securing the environments where cards are produced, covering both physical access to production facilities and the logical security of the systems that personalize and issue cards. The best fit is PCI Card Production because it is the standard designed precisely for the security requirements of card production environments, including how facilities and personalization systems are protected, who has access, and how processes are controlled and logged. PCI DSS, PA-DSS, and PCI P2PE address other areas: PCI DSS covers general protection of the cardholder data environment, PA-DSS focuses on secure handling of payment applications, and P2PE deals with encrypting payment data from the point of interaction to the processor, not the production facility controls.

This question tests recognizing which PCI standard is specific to securing the environments where cards are produced, covering both physical access to production facilities and the logical security of the systems that personalize and issue cards.

The best fit is PCI Card Production because it is the standard designed precisely for the security requirements of card production environments, including how facilities and personalization systems are protected, who has access, and how processes are controlled and logged.

PCI DSS, PA-DSS, and PCI P2PE address other areas: PCI DSS covers general protection of the cardholder data environment, PA-DSS focuses on secure handling of payment applications, and P2PE deals with encrypting payment data from the point of interaction to the processor, not the production facility controls.