Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) Password and User Account Security Requirements

 

 

For more information on the PCI-DSS requirements and for the latest updates visit the PCI Security Standards Council’s website athttps://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/.

 

      User Account password length must be no less than seven (7) characters (PCI DSS 8.5.10)

      Passwords must be a combination of numeric and alphanumeric characters (PCI DSS 8.5.11)

      Restrict the re-usage of the last four (4) previous passwords for a user account (PCI DSS 8.5.12)

      Passwords expire every ninety (90) days (PCI DSS 8.5.9).

      Accounts are locked out after no more than six (6) failed login attempts (PCI DSS 8.5.13)

      A minimum lockout duration of thirty (30) minutes is enforced (PCI DSS 8.5.14)

      A session time out after fifteen (15) minutes of inactivity is enabled (PCI DSS 8.5.15)