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Prepare for your PCI DSS v4.0.1 assessment.

Built by a PCI SSC-accredited QSA Company. This checklist covers scope, the requirements that became mandatory in March 2025, testing cadence and evidence in 21 checks.

What's inside

21 checks across 4 areas.

Covers PCI DSS v4.0.1, including requirements 6.4.3, 11.6.1, 8.4.2 and 12.3.1, and the role of validated P2PE solutions in reducing scope.

  • Scope and validation (6 checks)
  • Former future-dated requirements (7 checks)
  • Testing cadence (4 checks)
  • Evidence (4 checks)

Who it's for

  • Merchants validating with a ROC or SAQ
  • Payment service providers and processors
  • E-commerce businesses with payment pages in scope
  • Organisations considering P2PE to reduce scope
31 Mar 2025Future-dated requirements became mandatory
QuarterlyInternal and ASV external scans
AnnualPenetration testing
6 monthsSegmentation testing for service providers

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How it works

Built for the conversation with your board and auditors.

Plain-English checks

Each requirement is written as something you can tick off, grouped the way the framework is structured.

Sourced to the rules

Numbered notes link to the regulation, standard or regulator guidance behind each point.

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