--- name: PCI DSS Compliance slug: pci-dss-compliance-2 category: DevOps description: PCI DSS Compliance helps implement PCI DSS v4.0 controls for payment card data in the cardholder data environment. Use it when scoping a CDE, choosing an SAQ, or preparing for PCI assessment and scanning. github: "https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/main/compliance/frameworks/pci-dss-compliance" language: Shell stars: 709 forks: 89 install: "npx degit https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/main/compliance/frameworks/pci-dss-compliance ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss-compliance" installs_to: ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss-compliance source_path: compliance/frameworks/pci-dss-compliance/SKILL.md collection_size: 25 category_size: 798 collection_url: "https://dirskills.com/collections/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills" added: 2026-08-24T05:15:49.077Z last_synced: 2026-08-24T05:15:49.077Z canonical_url: "https://dirskills.com/skills/pci-dss-compliance-2" --- # PCI DSS Compliance PCI DSS Compliance helps implement PCI DSS v4.0 controls for payment card data in the cardholder data environment. Use it when scoping a CDE, choosing an SAQ, or preparing for PCI assessment and scanning. **Install:** ```bash npx degit https://github.com/BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills/tree/main/compliance/frameworks/pci-dss-compliance ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss-compliance ``` ## README # PCI DSS Compliance Implement PCI DSS v4.0 requirements for protecting cardholder data across the Cardholder Data Environment (CDE), including network segmentation, encryption, access controls, and ongoing testing. ## When to Use - Processing, storing, or transmitting payment card data - Scoping the Cardholder Data Environment for PCI assessment - Selecting the appropriate Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) - Implementing network segmentation to reduce CDE scope - Preparing for QSA assessment or ASV scanning ## SAQ Types and Applicability ```yaml saq_types: SAQ_A: description: "Card-not-present merchants using fully outsourced payment" applies_when: - All payment processing fully outsourced to PCI-compliant third party - No electronic storage, processing, or transmission of cardholder data - Only payment page redirects or iframes from compliant provider requirements: ~22 questions SAQ_A_EP: description: "E-commerce merchants with website that affects payment security" applies_when: - E-commerce channel only - Website controls redirect to or loads payment page from third party - No direct processing but website could affect transaction security requirements: ~191 questions SAQ_B: description: "Merchants with only imprint machines or standalone terminals" applies_when: - Only standalone POS terminals (dial-out or IP connected) - No electronic cardholder data storage - No e-commerce channel requirements: ~41 questions SAQ_C: description: "Merchants with payment application systems connected to internet" applies_when: - Payment application connected to internet - No electronic cardholder data storage - No e-commerce channel requirements: ~160 questions SAQ_D: description: "All other merchants and all service providers" applies_when: - Stores cardholder data electronically - Does not fit any other SAQ type - Service providers eligible for SAQ D requirements: "Full set of PCI DSS requirements" scope_reduction_strategies: - Use tokenization to replace PAN with non-sensitive tokens - Use P2PE (Point-to-Point Encryption) validated solutions - Outsource payment processing to reduce your CDE footprint - Implement network segmentation to isolate CDE ``` ## PCI DSS v4.0 Requirements Overview ```yaml requirements: req_1_network_security: "1.1": "Network security controls defined and maintained" "1.2": "Network security controls configured and maintained" "1.3": "Network access to and from CDE is restricted" "1.4": "Network connections between trusted and untrusted networks controlled" "1.5": "Risks to CDE from devices connecting to untrusted networks mitigated" req_2_secure_configuration: "2.1": "Secure configuration standards defined and applied" "2.2": "System components configured and managed securely" req_3_protect_stored_data: "3.1": "Processes for protecting stored account data defined" "3.2": "Storage of account data is minimized" "3.3": "Sensitive authentication data not stored after authorization" "3.4": "PAN masked when displayed (first 6, last 4 maximum)" "3.5": "PAN secured wherever stored" "3.6": "Cryptographic keys managed securely" "3.7": "Key management procedures documented" req_4_transmission_encryption: "4.1": "Strong cryptography protects cardholder data during transmission" "4.2": "PAN protected when sent via end-user messaging" req_5_malware_protection: "5.1": "Processes to protect against malware defined" "5.2": "Malware prevented or detected and addressed" "5.3": "Anti-malware mechanisms active and maintained" "5.4": "Anti-phishing mechanisms protect against phishing" req_6_secure_development: "6.1": "Secure development processes defined" "6.2": "Bespoke and custom software developed securely" "6.3": "Security vulnerabilities identified and addressed" "6.4": "Public-facing web applications protected against attacks" "6.5": "Changes to all system components managed securely" req_7_access_restriction: "7.1": "Access to system components and data restricted by business need" "7.2": "Access appropriately defined and assigned" "7.3": "Access to system components and data managed via access control" req_8_user_identification: "8.1": "Processes for user identification defined" "8.2": "User identification and accounts managed" "8.3": "Strong authentication established" "8.4": "MFA implemented for all access into CDE" "8.5": "MFA systems configured to prevent misuse" "8.6": "System and application accounts managed" req_9_physical_access: "9.1": "Physical access controls defined" "9.2": "Physical access to CDE managed" "9.3": "Physical access for personnel and visitors authorized" "9.4": "Media with cardholder data managed securely" "9.5": "POI devices protected from tampering" req_10_logging: "10.1": "Audit logging processes defined" "10.2": "Audit logs record required events" "10.3": "Audit logs protected from destruction and modification" "10.4": "Audit logs reviewed for anomalies" "10.5": "Audit log history retained" "10.6": "Time synchronization mechanisms configured" "10.7": "Audit logs retained for at least 12 months (3 months immediately available)" req_11_testing: "11.1": "Security testing processes defined" "11.2": "Wireless access points managed" "11.3": "Vulnerabilities identified and addressed" "11.4": "External and internal penetration testing performed" "11.5": "Network intrusions and changes detected and responded to" "11.6": "Unauthorized changes to payment pages detected" req_12_policies: "12.1": "Information security policy established" "12.2": "Acceptable use policies defined" "12.3": "Risks to CDE formally identified and managed" "12.4": "PCI DSS compliance managed" "12.5": "PCI DSS scope documented and validated" "12.6": "Security awareness program" "12.8": "Third-party service providers managed" "12.9": "TPSPs acknowledge responsibility for cardholder data" "12.10": "Security incidents responded to immediately" ``` ## Network Segmentation Architecture ``` ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │ INTERNET │ └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘ │ ┌──────────────▼───────────────────────┐ │ DMZ (Public Subnet) │ │ WAF → Load Balancer → Web Servers │ └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘ │ Firewall (Req 1.3) ┌──────────────▼───────────────────────┐ │ CDE (Cardholder Data Environment) │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │ Payment │ │ Card DB │ │ │ │ App │ │(encrypted)│ │ │ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │Token Svc│ │ HSM/KMS │ │ │ └─────────┘ └──────────┘ │ └──────────────┬───────────────────────┘ │ Firewall (Req 1.3) ┌──────────────▼───────────────────────┐ │ Non-CDE (Corporate Network) │ │ App servers, internal tools │ │ (no cardholder data) │ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ ``` ```bash # AWS Security Group for CDE isolation aws ec2 create-security-group \ --group-name cde-app-sg \ --description "CDE Application Security Group" \ --vpc-id vpc-CDE # Allow only HTTPS from WAF/ALB aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \ --group-id sg-CDE-APP \ --protocol tcp --port 443 \ --source-group sg-ALB # CDE database - only accessible from CDE app servers aws ec2 create-security-group \ --group-name cde-db-sg \ --description "CDE Database Security Group" \ --vpc-id vpc-CDE aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress \ --group-id sg-CDE-DB \ --protocol tcp --port 5432 \ --source-group sg-CDE-APP # Deny all other inbound by default (security groups are deny-all by default in AWS) # Document all rules for Req 1.2 - firewall/security group documentation ``` ## Encryption and Tokenization ```yaml encryption_requirements: stored_data_req_3: pan_encryption: algorithm: AES-256 mode: GCM (preferred) or CBC with HMAC key_storage: HSM or dedicated key management service never_store: - Full track data (magnetic stripe) - CVV/CVC/CAV2 - PIN / PIN block pan_display_masking: rule: "Show maximum first 6 and last 4 digits" examples: masked: "4111 11** **** 1111" acceptable_for_business: "First 6 and last 4" implementation: "Apply masking at application layer before rendering" key_management_req_3_6: - Generate keys using approved random number generator - Protect keys with key-encrypting keys (KEKs) - Store key components separately (split knowledge, dual control) - Rotate keys at least annually (or per crypto period) - Retire and replace keys when compromised - Document key custodian responsibilities transmission_req_4: protocols: required: "TLS 1.2 or higher" prohibited: "SSL, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1" cipher_suites: preferred: - TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 - TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256 minimum: "128-bit key strength" certificate_management: - Use certificates from trusted CAs - Verify hostname and certificate validity - Monitor certificate expiration tokenization_strategy: description: "Replace PAN with non-reversible token to reduce CDE scope" implementation: - Use format-preserving tokens (same length/format as PAN) - Token vault in isolated CDE segment - Token-to-PAN mapping encrypted and access-controlled - De-tokenization requires authenticated API call - Log all de-tokenization requests scope_benefit: "Systems using only tokens are out of PCI scope" ``` ## Vulnerability Management and Testing ```bash # Req 11.3 - Internal vulnerability scanning (quarterly minimum) # Using OpenVAS or Nessus openvas-cli --scan-target 10.10.0.0/24 --scan-name "CDE-Quarterly-Scan" \ --profile "PCI DSS" --output pci-scan-$(date +%Y%m%d).xml # Req 11.3 - External ASV scanning (quarterly, must pass) # Schedule with Approved Scanning Vendor (Qualys, Tenable, etc.) # ASV scan must show no vulnerabilities with CVSS >= 4.0 # Req 6.3 - Patch management # Check for critical patches on CDE systems yum check-update --security # RHEL/CentOS apt list --upgradable 2>/dev/null | grep -i security # Debian/Ubuntu # Req 11.4 - Penetration testing (annual for external, internal, and segmentation) # Must be performed by qualified internal resource or third party # Test both network layer and application layer # Segmentation testing: verify CDE is isolated from non-CDE networks # Req 11.5 - File integrity monitoring # Using AIDE (Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment) aide --init # Initialize baseline aide --check # Compare against baseline # OSSEC FIM configuration for CDE systems # /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf # # 3600 # /etc,/usr/bin,/usr/sbin # /opt/payment-app # ``` ## Logging and Monitoring (Req 10) ```yaml required_audit_events: "10.2.1": "All individual user accesses to cardholder data" "10.2.2": "All actions taken by any individual with root or admin privileges" "10.2.3": "Access to all audit trails" "10.2.4": "Invalid logical access attempts" "10.2.5": "Changes to identification and authentication credentials" "10.2.6": "Initialization, stopping, or pausing of audit logs" "10.2.7": "Creation and deletion of system-level objects" log_entry_requirements: "10.3.1": "User identification" "10.3.2": "Type of event" "10.3.3": "Date and time" "10.3.4": "Success or failure indication" "10.3.5": "Origination of event" "10.3.6": "Identity or name of affected data/resource" retention: minimum: "12 months total" immediately_available: "At least 3 months" archive: "Remaining months can be in archive storage" time_synchronization: "10.6.1": "Synchronize clocks using NTP" "10.6.2": "Time data protected from unauthorized access" "10.6.3": "Time settings received from industry-accepted sources" ntp_config: | # /etc/ntp.conf or chrony.conf for CDE systems server 0.pool.ntp.org iburst server 1.pool.ntp.org iburst driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift restrict default nomodify notrap nopeer noquery restrict 127.0.0.1 ``` ## PCI DSS Compliance Checklist ```yaml pci_dss_checklist: scoping: - [ ] CDE boundaries identified and documented - [ ] All in-scope systems inventoried - [ ] Network segmentation validated - [ ] Data flow diagrams current and accurate - [ ] SAQ type determined (if applicable) - [ ] Third-party service providers identified network_security: - [ ] Firewalls/security groups restrict CDE access - [ ] Default deny rules on all CDE boundaries - [ ] Wireless networks segmented from CDE - [ ] Remote access uses MFA - [ ] All firewall rules documented with business justification - [ ] Rules reviewed semi-annually data_protection: - [ ] PAN masked when displayed (first 6, last 4 max) - [ ] Stored PAN encrypted with AES-256 or equivalent - [ ] Sensitive auth data not stored after authorization - [ ] Encryption keys managed per Req 3.6/3.7 - [ ] TLS 1.2+ for all cardholder data transmission - [ ] Tokenization implemented where feasible access_control: - [ ] Access restricted on need-to-know basis - [ ] Unique IDs for all users - [ ] MFA for all access into CDE - [ ] MFA for all remote/non-console admin access - [ ] Default/vendor passwords changed - [ ] Shared/group accounts not used (or tightly controlled) - [ ] Access reviewed at least every 6 months monitoring: - [ ] Audit logs capture all required events (Req 10.2) - [ ] Log entries include all required fields (Req 10.3) - [ ] Logs protected from modification - [ ] Logs retained 12 months (3 months immediately available) - [ ] Time synchronization configured (NTP) - [ ] Daily log review process or automated alerting - [ ] File integrity monitoring on critical files testing: - [ ] Internal vulnerability scans quarterly - [ ] External ASV scans quarterly (passing) - [ ] Internal penetration test annually - [ ] External penetration test annually - [ ] Segmentation test annually (or after changes) - [ ] Web application assessment annually (or WAF deployed) - [ ] IDS/IPS monitoring all CDE network traffic policies: - [ ] Information security policy reviewed annually - [ ] Security awareness training for all personnel - [ ] Incident response plan documented and tested - [ ] Third-party service provider compliance confirmed - [ ] Risk assessment performed annually ``` ## Best Practices - Minimize CDE scope aggressively using tokenization, P2PE, and outsourced payment processing - Use network segmentation to isolate the CDE and reduce the number of in-scope systems - Never store sensitive authentication data (CVV, track data, PIN) after authorization - Implement MFA for all access into the CDE, not just remote access (v4.0 requirement) - Automate vulnerability scanning and patch management to maintain continuous compliance - Deploy file integrity monitoring on all CDE systems to detect unauthorized changes - Synchronize clocks across all CDE systems using NTP for accurate log correlation - Conduct internal and external penetration tests annually and after significant changes - Review all firewall and security group rules semi-annually with documented business justification - Maintain a current data flow diagram showing all cardholder data transmission and storage points