CRYPTOMATHIC BLOG

 

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Card Payment Environment & Symmetric Key Usage

The standard, ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 has been written to provide minimum symmetric key management requirements and guidelines for the retail...

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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: Key Management Explained (Part 1)

ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 is a standard that deals with symmetric key management techniques for retail financial services.

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Differences between Hash functions, Symmetric & Asymmetric Algorithms

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Differences Between Hash Functions & Algorithms

Cryptographic algorithms can be categorized into three classes: hash functions, symmetric, and asymmetric algorithms. This article sheds light on...

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Key Types and Crypto-Periods: NIST Key Management Guide

This article introduces and classifies cryptographic key types and crypto-periods as suggested by NIST, based on proven best practices for key...

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NIST & FIPS Considerations for EMV Tokenization

In this article, we will review some of the constraints of an EMV tokenization solution when it comes to FIPS and more generally, NIST considerations.

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EBA’s opinion on elements of Strong Customer Authentication under PSD2 – Part 2 – Possession and Knowledge

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EBA on PSD2 Customer Authentication: Possession & Knowledge

Financial institutions and solution providers are busy implementing the requirements of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) under the Revised...

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Compliant eID Verification & Onboarding for Financial Institutions

This article discusses the benefits eIDs provide for both banks and customers in streamlining cross-border transactions and what is required under...

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Technologies Behind Tokenization For Card Payments And PCI-DSS

The EMV consortium released several standards detailing how “network” tokenization should be handled. There is now a general consensus within the...

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The Challenges and advantages of EMV Tokenization

EMV is short for EUROPAY-VISA-MASTERCARD. This term is used to refer to standards that have been designed to improve the security of credit and debit...

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