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Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS)
RetiredPA-DSS v3.1 retired October 28, 2022. Confirmed on page 5 of the PCI DSS v3.2.1 to v4.0 Summary of Changes. Superseded by PCI Secure Software Standard and Secure SLC. v3.1 was the final version published; no v3.2 exists.
Version history
| Version | Status | Published | Retired | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Retired | — | Oct 28, 2022 | ↗ |
Supporting documents
| Title | Type | Published | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA-DSS Vendor Release Agreement | guidance | Sep 1, 2019 | — | ↗ provisional |
| FAQs for PA-DSS Transition | guidance | Jun 1, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| FAQs for use with PA-DSS ROV Reporting Template | guidance | Jun 1, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS Program Guide | guidance | May 15, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS Attestation of Validation | guidance | May 15, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS ROV Reporting Template | guidance | May 15, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS Summary of Changes | guidance | May 15, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS | guidance | May 15, 2016 | — | ↗ provisional |
| ROV Reporting Template for use with PA-DSS v3.0 - Summary of Changes | guidance | Jul 1, 2014 | — | ↗ provisional |
| Summary of PCI DSS and PA-DSS Feedback 2012 | guidance | Sep 1, 2012 | 2012 | ↗ provisional |
| FAQs for use with PA-DSS ROV Reporting Instructions | guidance | Mar 1, 2012 | — | ↗ provisional |
| Frequently Asked Questions for Transition | guidance | Jan 1, 2012 | — | ↗ provisional |
| PA-DSS and Mobile Applications FAQs | guidance | Jun 22, 2011 | — | ↗ provisional |
| Which Applications are Eligible for PA-DSS Validation | guidance | Jun 1, 2011 | — | ↗ provisional |
| Supplement for Principal-Associate Qualified Security Assessors | guidance | Jan 4, 2009 | — | ↗ provisional |