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PCI Dss

Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: testing  ·  Last updated:
type:audit
PCI DSS v4.0 compliance audit for payment-handling codebases. Scans for PAN patterns (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover), CVV storage violations, and track data retention. Audits all 12 requirements: network security controls (firewall rules, CDE segmentation, default-deny), secure configurations (default credentials, hardening), stored cardholder data protection (AES-256 encryption, masking first-6/last-4, tokenization, key rotation), transmission encryption (TLS 1.2+, certificate pinning, HSTS), vulnerability management (dependency scanning, container image scanning, web skimming detection per 6.4.3, SRI, CSP), access control (RBAC, least privilege, MFA for CDE per 8.4.2, 12-char passwords, session timeout), logging and monitoring (audit trails, immutable logs, SIEM, NTP sync), and security testing (SAST, DAST, file integrity monitoring). Estimates SAQ type (A, A-EP, D). Use when building or auditing payment flows, Stripe/Braintree/Adyen integrations, or any system processing credit card data.

About this skill (catalog notes)

PCI Dss includes at least one code block. At roughly 2,204 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

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Catalog position
Engineering · testing
Indexed related skills
10

How PCI Dss fits the catalog

PCI Dss sits in the Engineering category under the testing sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

You are in AUTONOMOUS MODE. Do NOT ask questions. Audit every applicable PCI DSS requirement systematically.

What this skill does

PCI Dss is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the testing sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when building or auditing payment flows, Stripe/Braintree/Adyen integrations, or any system processing credit card data.

Who uses this skill

The PCI Dss Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/pci-dss/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\pci-dss\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the PCI Dss Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/pci-dss/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the PCI Dss skill do?
PCI DSS v4.0 compliance audit for payment-handling codebases. Scans for PAN patterns (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover), CVV storage violations, and track data retention. Audits all 12 requirements: network security controls (firewall rules, CDE segmentation, default-deny), secure configurations (default credentials, hardening), stored cardholder data protection (AES-256 encryption, masking first-6/last-4, tokenization, key rotation), transmission encryption (TLS 1.2+, certificate pinning, HSTS), vulnerability management (dependency scanning, container image scanning, web skimming detection per 6.4.3, SRI, CSP), access control (RBAC, least privilege, MFA for CDE per 8.4.2, 12-char passwords, session timeout), logging and monitoring (audit trails, immutable logs, SIEM, NTP sync), and security testing (SAST, DAST, file integrity monitoring). Estimates SAQ type (A, A-EP, D). Use when building or auditing payment flows, Stripe/Braintree/Adyen integrations, or any system processing credit card data.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the PCI Dss skill?
Use PCI Dss when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the testing area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use PCI Dss" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the PCI Dss skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. PCI Dss is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
ClaudSkills. (2026). PCI Dss [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/pci-dss/
BibTeX
@misc{pci-dss-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {PCI Dss [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/pci-dss/}
}

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