PA-DSS
Short for Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) it is a best practices standard maintained by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to assist software and other third-party vendors to develop secure payment applications that support compliance with the PCI-DSS.
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