PCI 3DS Core Gap Assessment for 3-D Secure Environments
Card brands and partners expect PCI 3DS Core evidence from anyone operating an ACS, Directory Server, or 3DS Server. This gap assessment confirms which functions you actually perform, defines the 3DS Environment boundary, and shows what has to be fixed before a qualified 3DS Assessor arrives.
- Confirmed applicability and function scoping across ACS, DS, and 3DSS roles.
- Architecture and data-flow review with a defensible 3DS Environment boundary.
- A Core control and evidence gap register with prioritized remediation.
Who this is for
- Issuers and issuer processors operating or supporting an Access Control Server.
- Organizations operating Directory Server functions for a payment network.
- Acquirers, gateways, and merchants operating a 3DS Server.
- Technology providers hosting 3DS components on behalf of clients.
- Teams whose 3DS Environment boundary has never been formally documented.
- Organizations facing a first PCI 3DS Core assessment or a brand deadline.
What you receive
- Applicability and function scoping
- A written determination of which 3DS functions you perform (ACS, DS, 3DSS) and which PCI 3DS Core requirements follow from them.
- Architecture and data-flow review
- Documented 3DS message flows, component inventory, hosting and segmentation review, and a defensible 3DS Environment boundary.
- Core control and evidence gap register
- Findings against applicable PCI 3DS Core Security Standard requirements, including cryptography, key management, logging, and access control, with the evidence each one needs.
- Prioritized remediation plan
- Sequenced by risk, brand pressure, and engineering effort rather than requirement number.
- Testing and evidence plan
- Identify the testing and evidence required. When included in scope, ControlSolid can perform supporting application, API, and security control testing, document the results for assessor review, and identify any testing that must be performed or independently validated by a qualified 3DS assessor.
- Qualified assessor handoff
- An organized scope and evidence package for handoff to a qualified 3DS assessor.
How the engagement runs
- 01Define the scope
Confirm the 3DS functions, components, providers, and assessment boundary.
- 02Assess the environment
Review the environment and evidence against applicable PCI 3DS Core requirements.
- 03Prioritize the findings
Rank gaps by payment risk, brand pressure, and remediation effort.
- 04Deliver the action plan
Provide the remediation, evidence, and qualified-assessor handoff plan.
Who you work with
Senior-led payment authentication gap assessment work informed by prior QSA experience. Every engagement is delivered by a principal consultant, not staffed out to junior reviewers.
- Prior principal-level payment-security consulting at Trustwave.
- Prior application-security work at Amazon Web Services.
- Focused solely on the PCI 3DS Core Security Standard and the environments it governs.
- Scope and boundary resolved before remediation spend.
ControlSolid provides PCI 3DS Core gap assessment, remediation support, and evidence preparation. ControlSolid does not perform the formal PCI 3DS assessment. Formal independent assessment is performed by a PCI SSC-qualified 3DS Assessor. We can coordinate qualified partners while maintaining the independence those assessments require. Prior QSA experience refers to previous professional roles and does not represent currently active assessor credentials.