Azure Payments HSM v2 Enters Public Preview
Azure Payments HSM v2 is now available in Public Preview, offering a highly available, single-tenant service for secure payment processing and key management. This enables financial sector customers to protect sensitive payment assets, maintain key sovereignty, and meet stringent PCI security and compliance standards. Microsoft manages the underlying infrastructure, while customers retain exclusive administrative control of isolated HSM clusters. The service operates in PCI DSS and PCI 3DS compliant Azure data centers, certified to FIPS 140-3 Level 3, PCI DSS, PCI 3DS, and PCI PIN.
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- Secure Payment Processing with Azure Payments HSM v2
Azure Payments HSM v2 offers a highly available, single-tenant Payment HSM service for critical functions like payment processing, credential issuance, and key management. It allows customers to maintain exclusive administrative control over isolated clusters while leveraging Azure's FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and PCI-compliant infrastructure, simplifying audit and compliance.
https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=570509
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