generatePinData

Generates pin-related data such as PIN, PIN Verification Value (PVV), PIN Block, and PIN Offset during new card issuance or reissuance. For more information, see Generate PIN data in the Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography User Guide.

PIN data is never transmitted in clear to or from Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography. This operation generates PIN, PVV, or PIN Offset and then encrypts it using Pin Encryption Key (PEK) to create an EncryptedPinBlock for transmission from Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography. This operation uses a separate Pin Verification Key (PVK) for VISA PVV generation.

Using ECDH key exchange, you can receive cardholder selectable PINs into Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography. The ECDH derived key protects the incoming PIN block. You can also use it for reveal PIN, wherein the generated PIN block is protected by the ECDH derived key before transmission from Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography. For more information on establishing ECDH derived keys, see the Generating keys in the Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography User Guide.

For information about valid keys for this operation, see Understanding key attributes and Key types for specific data operations in the Amazon Web Services Payment Cryptography User Guide.

Cross-account use: This operation can't be used across different Amazon Web Services accounts.

Related operations:

• GenerateCardValidationData

• TranslatePinData

• VerifyPinData