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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
Martin Rupp (guest): 03. October 2019
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 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
Martin Rupp (guest): 12. August 2019
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
Martin Rupp (guest): 18. July 2019
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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Why Key Metadata Is Critical and How to Manage It
This article explains the concept of meta-data in the context of cryptographic keys, explaining why it is used and the necessity to manage it well.
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Banking-Grade Tokenization: PCI DSS Standards Explained
The concept of a token has been used in the digital world for almost 50 years to separate and protect real data elements from exposure. In recent...
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A Beginner’s Guide to PKCS #7 and Digital Signatures
In many parts of the world, including the European Union and the United States, businesses have adopted digital signing as a way to implement...