Pci Dss Glossary Test

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AAA

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Acronym for “authentication, authorization, and accounting.” Protocol for authenticating a user based on their verifiable identity, authorizing a user based on their user rights, and accounting for a user’s consumption of network resources.

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Access Control

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Mechanisms that limit availability of information or information-processing resources only to authorized persons or applications

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Account Data

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Account data consists of cardholder data plus sensitive authentication data.  See Cardholder Data and Sensivtive Authentication Data.

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Account Number

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See Primary Account Number (PAN)

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Acquirer

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Also referred to as ""acquiring bank"" or ""acquiring financial institution.""  Entity that initiates and maintains relationships with merchants for the acceptance of payment cards.  "