Verizon Enterprise Solutions has added Point-to-Point Encryption certification to its extensive list of payment card industry data security standards qualifications. Verizon is now approved as a qualified security assessor for point-to-point encryption, and also a payment application qualified security assessor for point-to-point encryption.
With these capabilities, Verizon is now able to certify client systems that solely handle financial transactions, rather than having to certify an entire company. The PCI point-to-point encryption (P2PE) standard focuses on point-to-point encryption solutions ? the combination of secure devices, applications and processes that encrypt data from the point of interaction (for example, when a card is swiped or dipped) until it reaches the solution provider?s secure decryption environment.
