PCI Exam CPSA Topic 2 Question 43 Discussion

Actual exam question for PCI's CPSA exam

Question #: 43
Topic #: 2

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A vendor receives cardholder information and keys from a bank. The vendor then performs the following:

* Uses its HSM to create keys

* Creates cardholder information specific to each cardholder, including name and PAN

* Formats the data for the hardware that will put it on a card

* Writes it to an encrypted file

Which of the following best describes this process?

AData creation

BData preparation

CManufacture

DPre-personalization

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Suggested Answer: B

by Miss at Jan 27, 2025, 07:00 AM

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1 days ago

I'm not sure, but I think it could also be C) Manufacture since the vendor is creating cardholder information specific to each cardholder.

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9 days ago

I agree with Tom, because the vendor is preparing the data before personalizing it.

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15 days ago

I think the answer is D) Pre-personalization.

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