PCI DSS compliance is required for any organization that stores, processes, or transmits credit card data. SAQ A is appropriate for businesses that do not process or store credit card data.
To qualify for SAQ A, your e-commerce business must meet the following requirements:
| You process less than 6 million transactions per year. | Your website is hosted by a PCI DSS compliant service provider. |
| You do not store credit card data, have no PCI-sensitive data, and do not transmit any PCI-sensitive data. | You have not had a data breach in the past 12 months. |
| Your payment processing is handled by a third-party PCI DSS compliant service provider. | You do not use an SSL/TLS certificate for your website. |
If you meet all of the above criteria, you may qualify for an SAQ A.
SAQ A is the simplest PCI DSS compliance option intended for businesses that outsource all e-commerce payment handling to a PCI DSS compliant service provider. It has no processing, transmission, and electronic storage of cardholder data. The application includes 24 questions, and a security scan is not required.
Although the 24 questions are straightforward, providing evidence to support your answers can be extremely frustrating. So how can you tackle all these issues? The answer is to subscribe to a reputable third-party PCI DSS compliant payment and data processing service provider.
A PCI DSS compliant payment service provider is a company that specializes in helping businesses meet PCI DSS compliance requirements. The easiest way to qualify for an SAQ A is to engage a third party, such as Enigma Vault, to do all the heavy lifting to ensure that the e-commerce business qualifies for SAQ A. This way the business has no impact on the card data and transaction. Enigma Vault enables businesses to use SAQ A with Enigma Card Vault, greatly reducing the time and money required for PCI DSS compliance.
Enigma Vault is a PCI DSS compliant payment service provider that offers a suite of advanced security features to help businesses protect their data. In addition to our PCI DSS compliance services, we also provide:
| A dedicated way to simplify SAQ and maintain compliance. | A secure payment gateway that encrypts and tokenizes all credit card and personal data. | Quick integration with America's major financial providers, including First Data, Chase, Stripe, and more. |
With Enigma Vault, PCI DSS compliance is easy and stress-free. After you select Enigma Vault as your PCI DSS service provider, they will take care of the credit card and data information while you concentrate on your business.