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P2PE Instruction Manual (PIM)

P2PE Instruction Manual

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PIM Requirements

PIM requirements overview

PCI P2PE Compliance

  • The PIM is required for PCI P2PE compliance - merchants must follow it

PIM Contents

  • Contact information - who to contact for PIM-related queries
  • Device and software versions - approved versions that maintain P2PE compliance
  • Tamper-evident packaging - how to inspect packaging on receipt of new PEDs
  • Tamper checking - regular physical inspection procedures for deployed PEDs
  • Inventory recording - tracking all PED devices, serial numbers, and locations

Smart Payment Technologies

Smart Payment Technologies component provider

Component Provider

  • Smart Payment Technologies is the component provider for Enactor payment devices

Responsibilities

  • Builds PEDs - assembles the payment devices to specification
  • Installs software and keys - loads the payment application and encryption keys onto each PED
  • Dispatches to merchant - ships completed PEDs in tamper-evident packaging

Build Specification

  • Each PED is built to a defined Build Specification that specifies the exact software version, configuration, and encryption key set