PCI SSC Updated CPSA_P_New Exam Questions and Answers by bentley

According to the PCI Card Production and Provisioning Physical Security Requirements, the HSA Access Control system must enforce both dual control and dual presence principles. Dual control means that at least two authorized individuals must act together to perform a critical function or access a sensitive area. Dual presence means that at least two authorized individuals must be physically present in the same area at all times. These principles are intended to prevent unauthorized or fraudulent activities by requiring mutual supervision and accountability. Therefore, the HSA Access Control system must ensure that no single individual can enter, exit, or operate within the HSA without the cooperation and the presence of another authorized individual. References:

• PCI Card Production and Provisioning Physical Security Requirements, Version 1.0, April 2019, page 121
• PCI Card Production and Provisioning Physical Security Requirements, Version 1.0, April 2019, page 131

The PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council) is the organization that develops and maintains the PCI Card Production Standards and related validation requirements, programs, and supporting documentation. The PCI SSC also provides training and qualification for CPSA Companies and CPSA Employees to perform PCI Card Production Assessments. The PCI SSC is the best source of guidance and clarification for any questions or issues related to the assessment process, testing methods, reporting requirements, and interpretation of the standards. The assessor can contact the PCI SSC by email, phone, or online form, as specified in the CPSA Program Guide1. The payment brands, issuing banks, and vendors are not responsible for defining or explaining the assessment requirements or testing methods, and may not have the same level of expertise or authority as the PCI SSC. References:

• Card Production Security Assessor (CPSA) Program Guide, Section 2.1 and 5.1
• Card Production Security Assessor (CPSA) Qualification Requirements, Section 1.1 and 2.1

According to the PCI Card Production Physical Security Requirements, one of the security controls for card destruction is to ensure that misprinted, partially finished, or rejected cards are shredded only in the HSA destruction room. This is to prevent unauthorized access, theft, or misuse of the cards, which may contain sensitive data or features. The HSA destruction room should have adequate security measures, such as locks, alarms, cameras, etc., to protect the cards until they are shredded. The shredding process should render the cards unusable and unrecognizable, and the shredded material should be disposed of securely. References: PCI Card Production Physical Security Requirements, Version 1.0, April 2019, Section 1.1, Objective 5, Requirement 5.1.1, Page 111

According to the PCI Card Production and Provisioning – Physical Security Requirements, the Security Manager is the person who is responsible for approving visitor entry to the High Security Area (HSA) or cloud-based provisioning environment. The HSA is the area where card production and provisioning activities take place, such as card manufacturing, personalization, PIN generation and printing, and fulfillment. The cloud-based provisioning environment is the logical equivalent of the HSA for entities that provide over-the-air (OTA) provisioning or host card emulation (HCE) provisioning services. The Security Manager must ensure that visitors have a legitimate business need toenter the HSA or cloud-based provisioning environment, and must authorize their access in advance. The Security Manager must also maintain a visitor log that records the visitor’s name, company, date, time, and purpose of visit, as well as the escort’s name and signature. The Security Manager must also ensure that visitors are escorted by authorized personnel at all times, and that they wear a distinctive visitor badge. The head of the vendor facility, the Production Manager, or any other person is not required to approve visitor entry to the HSA or cloud-based provisioning environment, unless they are also designated as the Security Manager by the vendor. References:

• Payment Card Industry (PCI) Card Production and Provisioning – Physical Security Requirements, Section 3.1.1 and 3.1.2
• Payment Card Industry (PCI) Card Production and Provisioning – Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms, Definitions of Security Manager, High Security Area, Cloud-Based Provisioning Environment, OTA Provisioning, and HCE Provisioning