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Point-to-point encryption
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<p>Point-to-point encryption (P2PE) is a standard established by the <a href="/facts/PCI_Security_Standards_Council/HhVFz64q">PCI Security Standards Council</a>. The objective of P2PE is to provide a payment <a href="/facts/Information_security/horlrCln">security solution</a> that instantaneously converts <a href="/facts/Confidentiality/JFMubsQm">confidential</a> payment card (credit and <a href="/facts/Debit_card/A9C9sNeB">debit card</a>) data and information into indecipherable code at the time the card is swiped, in order to prevent <a href="/facts/Security_hacker/4bAJ9F1A">hacking</a> and <a href="/facts/Fraud/VyU68aBy">fraud</a>. It is designed to maximize the security of payment card transactions in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. There also exist payment solutions based on <a href="/facts/End-to-end_encryption/e1MwRzEU">end-to-end encryption</a>, implying the highest level of confidentiality for the transferred data. </p>