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EMVCo & PCI SSC: the industry bodies behind chip cards, CVVs, and compliance

10 questions testing what you just read — no login, no tracking, just immediate feedback.

Question 1 of 10

Who owns EMVCo?

Question 2 of 10

EMVCo's specifications are free to download. Does that alone make a product "EMV compliant"?

Question 3 of 10

Which EMVCo specification covers the AReq/ARes authentication exchange used in the 3DS Playground tool?

Question 4 of 10

Why are this site's CAVV generator and token cryptogram Playground tools explicitly labeled "illustrative," unlike the PIN block, CVV, and ARQC tools?

Question 5 of 10

When was PCI SSC formed, and by whom?

Question 6 of 10

What's the core difference between what EMVCo does and what PCI SSC does?

Question 7 of 10

A company stores full CVV values after completing authorization. Which standard does this most directly violate?

Question 8 of 10

Which PCI SSC standard most directly governs how PIN blocks, TPKs, and ZPKs must be handled end to end?

Question 9 of 10

Is PCI DSS compliance a legal requirement enforced by a government regulator?

Question 10 of 10

Which pair correctly matches a specification to the body that owns it?

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