PCI DSS V3.2.1
AWS Audit Manager provides a prebuilt standard framework that supports the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2.1.
Note
For information about PCI DSS v4 and the Audit Manager framework that supports it, see PCI DSS V4.0.
What is PCI DSS?
PCI DSS is a proprietary information security standard. It's administered by the
PCI Security Standards
Council
AWS is certified as a PCI DSS Level 1 Service Provider, which is the highest level
of assessment available. The compliance assessment was conducted by Coalfire Systems Inc.,
an independent Qualified Security Assessor (QSA). The PCI DSS Attestation of Compliance
(AOC) and Responsibility Summary are available to you through AWS Artifact. This is a
self-service portal for on-demand access to AWS compliance reports. Sign in to AWS Artifact in the AWS Management Console
You can download the PCI DSS standard from the PCI Security Standards Council Document Library
Using this framework to support your audit preparation
You can use the PCI DSS V3.2.1 framework to help you prepare for audits. This framework includes a prebuilt collection of controls with descriptions and testing procedures. These controls are grouped into control sets according to PCI DSS requirements. You can also customize this framework and its controls to support internal audits with specific requirements.
Using the framework as a starting point, you can create an Audit Manager assessment and start collecting evidence that’s relevant for your audit. After you create an assessment, Audit Manager starts to assess your AWS resources. It does this based on the controls that are defined in the PCI DSS V3.2.1 framework. When it's time for an audit, you—or a delegate of your choice—can review the evidence that Audit Manager collected. Either, you can browse the evidence folders in your assessment and choose which evidence you want to include in your assessment report. Or, if you enabled evidence finder, you can search for specific evidence and export it in CSV format, or create an assessment report from your search results. Either way, you can use this assessment report to show that your controls are working as intended.
The framework details are as follows:
| Framework name in AWS Audit Manager | Number of automated controls | Number of manual controls | Number of control sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) v3.2.1 | 85 | 199 | 15 |
Important
To ensure that this framework collects the intended evidence from AWS Security Hub, make sure that you enabled all standards in Security Hub.
To ensure that this framework collects the intended evidence from AWS Config, make sure that you enable the necessary AWS Config rules. To review the AWS Config rules that are used as data source mappings in this standard framework, download the AuditManager_ConfigDataSourceMappings_PCI-DSS-v3.2.1.zip file.
The controls in this AWS Audit Manager framework aren't intended to verify if your systems are compliant with the PCI DSS standard. Moreover, they can't guarantee that you'll pass a PCI DSS audit. AWS Audit Manager doesn't automatically check procedural controls that require manual evidence collection.
Next steps
For instructions on how to view detailed information about this framework, including the list of standard controls that it contains, see Reviewing a framework in AWS Audit Manager.
For instructions on how to create an assessment using this framework, see Creating an assessment in AWS Audit Manager.
For instructions on how to customize this framework to support your specific requirements, see Making an editable copy of an existing framework in AWS Audit Manager.
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