pci-scope-minimization

name	pci-scope-minimization
description	Minimize PCI-DSS scope (engineering posture): use PSP client-side tokenization so the raw PAN never touches your servers (SAQ-A), reduce scope ruthlessly, log money operations for audit without ever logging card data, and route attestation/regulation/verdict out.

PCI Scope Minimization

Never touch the PAN

PSP client-side elements/tokenization: card data goes browser -> PSP directly; you store a token. That's SAQ-A — the cheapest compliance is data you never receive.

Minimize scope

Every system touching card data is in scope. Tokenization shrinks scope to ~nothing — pursue scope reduction before controls.

Log safely

Audit who/what/which-payment; never log PAN/CVV (a CVV in a log is a serious violation).

Route out

Formal attestation + money-transmission/AML -> regulatory-compliance/legal; security verdict -> security-reviewer. Not legal advice.