AWS Payment Cryptography
#101 · Level 3 · Modern architecture · SecurityConcept
Section titled “Concept”AWS Payment Cryptography is a managed service for the cryptography work needed for card payments. Card payments need special tasks such as verifying PINs, checking a card’s verification code and managing payment keys. Traditionally, organizations had to buy and run their own payment HSMs for this. This service does these tasks through an API, and inside it uses hardware that follows payment industry standards. It is not for general data encryption, only for these special payment tasks.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”The secret device inside a bank’s ATM that verifies your PIN safely.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”The card payment world has strict international rules. This needs special hardware, which is expensive to run yourself.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Payment processors, card issuers and fintech apps.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Azure Payment HSM
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: