PCI CP
PCI Card Production and Provisioning Security
Security standards for card manufacturing and personalization
What is PCI CP?
PCI Card Production and Provisioning (PCI CP) security standards establish requirements for organizations involved in the physical manufacturing, personalization, and provisioning of payment cards. These standards ensure the security of card production facilities and processes.
The standards cover logical and physical security requirements for card manufacturers, personalizers, pre-personalizers, card component manufacturers, and those involved in mobile and digital provisioning of payment credentials.
PCI CP compliance is assessed through on-site audits by PCI-recognized assessors and is required by card brands for organizations in the card production supply chain.
Key Highlights
- Covers card manufacturing, personalization, and provisioning
- Logical and physical security requirements for production facilities
- Applies to card manufacturers, personalizers, and component suppliers
- Includes requirements for digital/mobile card provisioning
- Assessed through on-site audits by PCI-recognized assessors
- Required by card brands for the card production supply chain
Why is PCI CP Important?
Card production facilities handle sensitive card data and cryptographic keys in bulk, making them high-value targets. PCI CP standards ensure these facilities maintain the highest security levels to prevent card fraud at the source.
Card Brand Compliance
Meet mandatory requirements from Visa, Mastercard, and other brands for card production and personalization activities.
Supply Chain Security
Ensure the security of the card production supply chain from component manufacturing through personalization.
Fraud Prevention
Prevent card fraud at the manufacturing level through strict physical and logical security controls.
Business Continuity
Maintain your license to operate as a card manufacturer or personalizer through ongoing compliance.
Client Confidence
Demonstrate to issuing banks and card brands that your production facility meets the highest security standards.
How PCI CP Works
PCI CP compliance requires implementing comprehensive physical and logical security controls for card production environments.
Scope Assessment
Identify all card production activities, facilities, systems, and personnel involved in card manufacturing and personalization.
Physical Security
Implement facility security including access controls, surveillance, restricted zones, visitor management, and secure storage.
Logical Security
Implement IT security controls for production systems including key management, data encryption, and network security.
Key Management
Establish cryptographic key management procedures for key generation, distribution, loading, storage, and destruction.
Personnel Security
Implement background checks, security clearances, and segregation of duties for production personnel.
Production Controls
Establish card inventory management, waste destruction, quality control, and chain of custody procedures.
Audit and Assessment
Complete the PCI CP on-site assessment by a recognized assessor and submit reports to card brands.
How Srida IT Helps You Achieve PCI CP
Our end-to-end consulting process takes your organization from initial assessment to successful certification and ongoing compliance.
Gap Assessment
We evaluate your card production facility and processes against PCI CP logical and physical security requirements.
Understanding the Business
We study your card production workflow, personalization processes, key management systems, and supply chain relationships.
Risk Assessment
We assess risks to card production including physical security threats, insider risks, and cryptographic key management vulnerabilities.
Policies Writing & Alignment
We develop card production security policies, key management procedures, access control standards, and waste destruction protocols.
Controls Implementation
We implement physical security controls, surveillance systems, key management procedures, production tracking, and personnel security measures.
Controls Validation
We validate controls through physical security reviews, key management audits, production process testing, and surveillance verification.
Mock Audit
We conduct a pre-assessment review of your card production facility simulating the formal PCI CP on-site assessment.
Certification Audit Support
We provide on-site support during the PCI CP assessment by recognized assessors and help prepare assessment reports.
Annual Internal Audits
We conduct annual card production security audits and key management reviews to maintain ongoing compliance.
Documentation Support
We maintain facility security documentation, key management records, production logs, and all PCI CP compliance evidence.
Industries That Benefit from PCI CP
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