Here are the core principles and requirements, around which the specific elements of the PCI DSS are organised:

Build and Maintain a Secure Network

Requirement 1: Install and maintain a firewall configuration to protect cardholder data

Requirement 2: Do not use vendor-supplied defaults for system passwords and other security parameters Protect Cardholder Data

Requirement 3: Protect stored cardholder data

Requirement 4: Encrypt transmission of cardholder data across open, public networks Maintain a Vulnerability Management Program

Requirement 5: Use and regularly update anti-virus software

Requirement 6: Develop and maintain secure systems and applications Implement Strong Access Control Measures

Requirement 7: Restrict access to cardholder data by business need-to-know

Requirement 8: Assign a unique ID to each person with computer access

Requirement 9: Restrict physical access to cardholder data Regularly Monitor and Test Networks

Requirement 10: Track and monitor all access to network resources and cardholder data

Requirement 11: Regularly test security systems and processes Maintain an Information Security Policy

Requirement 12: Maintain a policy that addresses information security

Advanced Website Design Software compliance with PCI Cardholder data protection in our software is provided for both offline and online payment methods. In case of offline order processing cardholder data is encrypted. After the order is processed, the credit card information can be deleted automatically.

If the order processing is carried out online, double protection is possible; data can also be encoded with the certificate-based encryption during transmission over networks, as Advanced Website Design Software supports SSL certificates of all types.

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