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EMV Payment Security - Merchants

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EMV Payment Security - Merchants

Merchants are one of the corners of the ‘four corner’ model in the payment world. In what follows, we will explain some of the security mechanisms...

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Classification-cryptpgrapjic-keys

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Classification of Cryptographic Keys

This article is meant to be an introduction to the different types of cryptographic keys that are used to protect digital applications in encryption...

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Achieving Agile Cryptography Management with Crypto Service Gateway

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Achieving Agile Cryptography Management with Crypto Service Gateway (CSG)

Cryptomathic's Crypto Service Gateway (CSG) helps you realize business-agile and efficient crypto services, with central control of security policy...

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EMV Payment Security - Issuers

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EMV Payment Security - Issuers

An issuer is one of the corners in the ‘four corner’ model. An issuer is a financial organization (e.g. a bank) that produces payment cards and...

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A Brief Overview of the Challenges Involved in Key Management for EMV Personalization : The Main Actors of EMV Personalization

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Key Management Challenges for EMV Personalization

The EMV personalization data processing in itself is not the topic of this article, we will instead focus on the cryptographic schemes involved in...

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Secure Connectivity for Mobile Banking and Payment Apps: Strong Authentication

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Why Mobile Banking and Payment Apps Need Strong Authentication

Here we provide a short overview of why strong authentication is seriously needed to provide security for mobile banking and payment applications.

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smes-and-eIDAS

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How eIDAS can help SMEs grow and prosper

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of any economy. In the European Union (EU), SMEs represent 99% of all businesses and account...

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An Overview of the Different Key Block Formats

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An Overview of the Different Key Block Formats

A key block is a unique piece of cryptography that is used to protect cryptographic keys while they are being sent over networks that might not be...

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Payment & Banking: An Introduction to z/OS and the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture

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An Introduction to z/OS and the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture

IBM’s mainframe computers have been a rock-steady part of banks’ security infrastructure for many years. Originating from the local data-center...

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