# pci-audit

Audits applications and infrastructure that handle payment card data against PCI DSS v4.0. Starts with scope, then walks the engineering requirements.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 318 installs · ★ 435
- Author: briiirussell
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pci-audit

## What it does

The skill reviews systems that store, process, or transmit card data against PCI DSS v4.0. It starts with scope: what sits in the CDE, what connects to it directly, what provides security services to it, and what segmentation keeps out. That decision drives the size of the audit, and it is where most failures begin.

From there it works through the engineering requirements: Req 3 (stored CHD), Req 4 (transmission), Req 6 (secure SDLC), Req 7-8 (access), Req 10 (logging), Req 11 (testing), Req 12 (program). It runs with `Read`, `Grep`, `Glob`, `Bash`, `Write` and `WebSearch`, so it can hunt PANs across database schemas, source and logs using column names and card-prefix regexes, then check TLS settings and masking rules.

The skill does not issue attestation. A SAQ or a QSA audit producing an Attestation of Compliance is a separate process it only prepares evidence for. One thing to keep in mind: a Luhn-valid PAN anywhere in your source, lock files or logs is a finding no matter why it got there.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill pci-audit -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/pci-audit/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill pci-audit -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill pci-audit -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills pci-audit
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill pci-audit -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --path skills/pci-audit
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills --skill pci-audit -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/briiirussell/cybersecurity-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pci-audit/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- decide which systems fall inside PCI scope and which segmentation keeps out
- find PANs in database schemas, source code and logs by column name and regex
- confirm CVV and full magnetic stripe data are never stored after authorization
- check whether PAN is masked on display and in debug output
- verify card data transmission against TLS and internal encryption requirements

## Example prompts
- audit our payment service against PCI DSS v4.0, start with scope
- find anywhere in this repo that might store a PAN or CVV
- which PCI DSS v4.0 requirements cover our SDLC and logging

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: pci-audit
description: "Audit applications and infrastructure handling payment card data against PCI DSS v4.0. Heavy emphasis on scope determination (the single most-leveraged variable) plus the engineering-relevant requirements — Req 3 (storage of CHD), Req 4 (transmission), Req 6 (secure SDLC), Req 7-8 (access), Req 10 (logging), Req 11 (testing), Req 12 (program). Use when the user mentions 'PCI,' 'PCI DSS,' 'PCI DSS 4.0,' 'payment card,' 'cardholder data,' 'CHD,' 'PAN,' 'PCI scope,' 'PCI compliance,' 'SAQ,' 'AoC,' 'attestation of compliance,' 'tokenization,' 'P2PE,' 'network segmentation for PCI,' or audits any system that stores, processes, or transmits payment card data."
allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, Write, WebSearch
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# PCI Audit — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

PCI DSS v4.0 (effective March 2025) is the security standard for any environment that stores, processes, or transmits payment card data. Twelve high-level requirements; hundreds of sub-requirements. Most organizations pass or fail on a single decision: **scope**.

This skill emphasizes scope determination first, then the engineering-relevant requirements. Final compliance attestation (SAQ self-assessment or QSA audit producing an Attestation of Compliance) is a process this skill prepares for — it is not the attestation itself.

Cross-references: `crypto-audit` for Req 3 / 4 cryptographic detail; `iam-audit` for Req 7-8; `siem-detection` for Req 10 logging; `dependency-audit` and `owasp-audit` for Req 6 (secure SDLC); `incident-triage` for Req 12.10 (incident response).

## The scope question (do this first)

"Scope" in PCI DSS means: the systems that store, process, or transmit cardholder data (CHD), plus systems that can affect the security of those systems (connected-to and security-impacting systems). Everything in scope is subject to all 12 requirements. Everything out of scope is not.

**Most PCI failures are scope failures.** A system pulled into scope by accident creates years of compliance debt; a system kept out of scope via good architecture saves substantial cost.

### Determine scope

For every system in the environment, classify:

| Type | Definition | In scope? |
|---|---|---|
| **CDE** (Cardholder Data Environment) | Stores, processes, or transmits PAN, expiration, service code, name when paired with PAN, or sensitive authentication data | **Yes — full PCI DSS** |
| **Connected-to** | Has direct connectivity to the CDE without compensating segmentation | **Yes** |
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