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Can my payment application be validated using PA-DSS Version 3.0 or 3.1?

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New validations and High Impact Changes using PA-DSS v3.1 will be accepted until 31 August 2016. Low Impact and No Impact Changes to listed applications that were previously validated to PA-DSS 3.1 will be accepted until 28 October 2019.

New validations and High Impact Changes using PA-DSS v3.0 were accepted until 31 August 2015.  Low Impact and No Impact Changes to listed applications that are validated to PA-DSS 3.0 will be accepted until 28 October 2019.

June 2016
Article Number 1273

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