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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Gladys

30 days ago

A, they're creating the cardholder data, so it's data creation. Wait, did they just say 'hardware'? I thought this was a software exam!

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Lucy

6 days ago

B) Data preparation

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Joni

16 days ago

A) Data creation

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Annmarie

1 months ago

This is definitely pre-personalization. I can smell the fresh plastic from here!

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Annabelle

1 months ago

B, they're preparing the data for the hardware, so this must be the data preparation process.

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Jeannetta

1 months ago

D, this sounds like the pre-personalization process where the vendor prepares the cardholder data before it's put on the card.

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Ethan

14 days ago

A: Exactly, it's all about getting the cardholder information and keys in order before manufacturing the physical card.

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Dannette

19 days ago

B: So, the vendor is basically getting everything ready for the final step of putting the data on the card.

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Tiffiny

24 days ago

A: Yes, you're right. The vendor is preparing the cardholder data before it's actually personalized onto the card.

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Iluminada

2 months 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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Lashandra

2 months ago

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

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Tom

3 months ago

I think the answer is D) Pre-personalization.

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