Appendix B - Terminology
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Term
Definition
MS2.0
MagneSafe 2.0, MagTek’s proprietary method of
encrypting data while preserving the essential
format of the unencrypted data, such as length and
character set.
MSB
Most Significant Byte, Most Significant Bit
MSR
Magnetic Stripe Reader
PAN
Personal Account Number, which is most
commonly recognized as the 16-digit account
number associated with a card.
PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
PCI PED
Payment Card Industry PIN Entry Device
PED
Pin Encryption Device, the generic term for the
class of devices that includes IPAD, DynaPro, and
DynaPro Mini.
PIN
Personal Identification Number
PKI
Public Key Infrastructure. An arrangement that
binds public keys with respective user identities by
means of a certificate authority.
RFU
Reserved for Future Use
RID
Registered Application Provider Identifier
RSA
Rivest-Shamir-Adleman. A highly secure
cryptography method by RSA Data Security, Inc.,
Redwood City, CA (www.rsa.com), which uses a
two-part key: The private key is kept by the owner,
and the public key is published.
RNG
Random Number Generator
RTC
Real Time Clock
SPI
Serial Peripheral Interconnect
SDA
Static Data Authentication
SDRAM
Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SRAM
Static Random Access Memory
SRED
Secure Reading and Exchange of Data
TAC
Terminal Action Codes
TC
Transaction Certificate
TDES
Triple Data Encryption Standard
TRSM
Tamper-Resistant Security Module
TSI
Transaction Status Information
