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Disallow disabling tamper detection and response mechanisms, absent authorization.


CONTROL ID
12211
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an anti-tamper protection program., CC ID: 10638

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • The HSM uses tamper-detection and response mechanisms that cause it to become immediately inoperable and result in the automatic and immediate erasure of any sensitive data that may be stored in the HSM, such that it becomes infeasible to recover the sensitive data. These mechanisms protect against … (A1, Payment Card Industry (PCI), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Hardware Security Module (HSM) - Security Requirements, Version 2.0)
  • The device uses tamper-detection and response mechanisms that cause it to become immediately inoperable and result in the automatic and immediate erasure of any sensitive data that may be stored in the device, such that it becomes infeasible to recover the sensitive data. These mechanisms protect ag… (A1, Payment Card Industry (PCI), PIN Transaction Security (PTS) Hardware Security Module (HSM) - Security Requirements, Version 3.0)