[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"questions:item:en:what-is-a-pci-dss-saq":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"answer":6,"body":7,"category":61,"description":62,"extension":63,"meta":64,"modifiedAt":65,"navigation":66,"pairId":67,"path":68,"publishedAt":69,"question":70,"relatedPath":71,"seo":72,"seoTitle":73,"sitemap":74,"slug":75,"stem":76,"translationSlug":77,"__hash__":78},"questions_en\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fwhat-is-a-pci-dss-saq.md","What Is A Pci Dss Saq","An SAQ (Self-Assessment Questionnaire) is the PCI DSS self-assessment form. The merchant fills it in, but its size depends on how payments are accepted: if card details are entered on the certified provider side, the merchant gets the shortest version.",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":55},"minimark",[10,13,18,31,35,46],[11,12,6],"p",{},[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"what-drives-the-size","What drives the size",[19,20,21,25,28],"ul",{},[22,23,24],"li",{},"Card data is entered on the provider page — the assessed scope is minimal.",[22,26,27],{},"The form is embedded into the merchant site — more questions and stricter site requirements.",[22,29,30],{},"The merchant accepts and stores details themselves — that is full certification, not a questionnaire.",[14,32,34],{"id":33},"what-is-required-either-way","What is required either way",[19,36,37,40,43],{},[22,38,39],{},"A valid HTTPS certificate on the site.",[22,41,42],{},"No card data in logs, emails or messengers.",[22,44,45],{},"Limited employee access to payment data and keys.",[11,47,48,49,54],{},"What PCI DSS is and what provider certification gives you is covered ",[50,51,53],"a",{"href":52},"\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fwhat-is-pci-dss","separately",".",{"title":56,"searchDepth":57,"depth":57,"links":58},"",2,[59,60],{"id":16,"depth":57,"text":17},{"id":33,"depth":57,"text":34},"security","An SAQ is the PCI DSS self-assessment questionnaire. Which version applies to an online store and why it is short when the provider hosts checkout.","md",{},null,true,"question-42","\u002Fen\u002Fquestions\u002Fwhat-is-a-pci-dss-saq","2026-08-17","What is an SAQ and does the merchant fill it in?","\u002Fen\u002Finternet-acquiring",{"description":62},"PCI DSS SAQ: what it is and who fills it in",{"loc":68},"what-is-a-pci-dss-saq","en\u002Fquestions\u002Fwhat-is-a-pci-dss-saq","chto-takoe-saq-pci-dss","-yBeZP_MSRMFZnIVbL__AbeargIfdK-Ll3-MKx196A0"]