Compliance: Nightmare or Necessity?

As the end of another year approaches, we find that most machines have been upgraded to meet the 3DES compliance standard. It’s interesting to me that people are taking the handling of DES keys so lightly, especially on the manufacturing level. If you’re an ISO or ESO and you’re not following proper procedures in handling the master key injection, you’re putting the entire industry in jeopardy of yet another compliance upgrade.  Imagine what would happen if someone managed to get into the unit through the master keys and create a fraud situation.  I think the industry is very fragile right now and anything that creates bad press, undue trauma, or additional expense, would be devastating to the Retail ATM industry

Tranax has measures in place to ensure keys are loaded at the factory in compliance with the industry standard, which allowed Tranax to pass its VISA audit with flying colors. Make sure your “key loader” is handling your future with the respect it deserves. Avoid a possible 4DES upgrade or additional security measures created by sloppy handling of the “keys to the kingdom”.