The European Payments Council has issued its annual update to the Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management, providing the European payments industry with refreshed guidance on cryptographic algorithms, security protocols, confidentiality and integrity protection, and related key management practices. The guidelines are aimed at payment service providers, particularly security officers, risk managers, system engineers and system designers. The update reflects the EPC’s annual review process to keep the document aligned with referenced materials and current state of the art given ongoing cryptology research and development.
European Payments Council 2026-03-17
European Payments Council updates its guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management
The European Payments Council has released its annual update to the Guidelines on cryptographic algorithms usage and key management, offering updated guidance on security protocols and key management practices for the European payments industry. The guidelines target payment service providers, including security officers and system designers, ensuring alignment with current cryptology research and development.