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Key-Management-HSM-compliance

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An Introduction to the Role of HSMs for PCI DSS Compliance

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) helps to safeguard cardholders’ private information. The Payment Card Industry Security...

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NIST-digital-identity.cryptomathic

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Overview of the NIST Digital Identity Model compared to eIDAS

To combat fraud in digital identities and provide guidelines for digital authentication, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)...

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Private-life-of-keys

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The private life of private keys

A private cryptographic key is an extremely sensitive piece of information, and requires a whole set of special security measures to protect it. This...

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PSD2-certificate-for-eIDAS

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eIDAS: Qualified Certificates supporting PSD2

The Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2) allows non-banks to provide payment services previously reserved for banks only. As a result, the market of...

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Electronic Seals according to eIDAS

eSeal - solution for legal persons The eIDAS regulation introduced Electronic Seals as a solution for legal entities, allowing them to protect...

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PCI-DSS-Compliance-Validation

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PCI DSS Compliance Validation

Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard to prevent credit card fraud and protect against numerous...

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PSD2 & the Technical Standards for Strong Customer Authentication

The 2015 Revised Directive on Payment Services (also known as PSD2) lays the foundation for safe and secure payments throughout the European Union....

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PAdES and Long Term archival (LTA)

Under the eIDAS Regulation, specifications for formatting advanced electronic signatures for PDF documents are set under PAdES. PAdES is the...

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Delegated-Regulation-on-Regulatory-Technical-Standards-Cryptomathic

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An introduction to the Regulatory Technical Standards

The European Commission adopted the Delegated Regulation on Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) in November 2017. These standards provide detailed...

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