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Card Production Security Assessor (CPSA) Qualification Exam

The CPSA qualification validates the technical competency of security auditors and physical security professionals tasked with assessing card production facilities against the PCI Card Production Security Requirements. Candidates must master rigorous logical and physical security controls, including biometric access protocols, video surveillance standards, cryptographic key management, and secure manufacturing workflows for EMV chip cards and magnetic stripe encoding. The curriculum integrates physical site hardening, secure data storage encryption standards, and chain-of-custody protocols for sensitive card materials. Mastery of these operational security frameworks ensures candidates can effectively audit environments mitigating risks related to unauthorized card duplication, data breaches, and illicit personalization.