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Thales payShield® 10K Payment HSM

Secure Cryptography for Modern Payment Environments
The Thales payShield® 10K is a high-performance payment hardware security module (HSM) designed to protect the cryptographic keys, payment credentials, and sensitive data at the heart of secure payment operations. Used by issuers, acquirers, payment processors, service providers, and payment networks worldwide, the payShield® 10K supports critical processes such as payment-card issuance, PIN management, EMV data preparation, transaction authorisation, payment tokenisation, and remote key loading.
A Secure Foundation for Barnes Payment Solutions
Barnes Smart Solutions is a reseller of the Thales payShield® 10K. The HSM provides the secure cryptographic foundation required by our payment solutions, including P3® EMV Data Preparation and our instant card-issuance solutions. By integrating the payShield 10K with Barnes technology, customers can securely generate, manage, and use cryptographic keys while keeping sensitive key material protected within a dedicated, tamper-resistant environment.
Thales payShield 9000

KEY BENEFITS

Key Benefits

1
Secure key management
Protects sensitive cryptographic keys throughout their lifecycle.
2
Payment-industry support
Supports major payment brands, including Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Discover, JCB and UnionPay.
3
EMV capabilities
Enables EMV data preparation, card personalisation, cryptogram validation and transaction authorisation.
4
Standards-based security
Supports recognised payment-security standards, including PCI HSM, TR-31 and TR-34.
5
Flexible cryptography
Supports AES, Triple DES, RSA, ECC and a wide range of hashing and authentication algorithms.
6
Scalable performance
Available in performance levels ranging from 25 to 10,000 calls per second, with upgrade options that do not require a hardware replacement.
7
High availability
Dual hot-swappable power supplies and fans help support resilient payment environments.
8
Backwards compatibility
Maintains compatibility with legacy Thales payment HSMs, helping organisations modernise existing environments.
Protecting Every Stage of the Payment Lifecycle
The payShield® 10K helps secure payment credentials from their initial creation and personalization through to authentication and transaction authorization. When combined with Barnes Smart Solutions’ payment technology, it gives organizations a reliable and scalable platform for bringing card-data preparation and issuance capabilities in-house.
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Contact Barnes Smart Solutions to learn how the Thales payShield® 10K can support your P3® deployment, card-issuance environment, or wider payment-security requirements.

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