PCI DSS Requirement 3.4 states that PAN must be rendered unreadable when stored. Which of the following may be used to meet this requirement?

PCI DSS Requirement 3.4 states that PAN must be rendered unreadable when stored. Which of the following may be used to meet this requirement?
A . Hashing the entire PAN using strong cryptography
B . masking the entire PAN using industry standards
C . Encryption of the first six and last four numbers of the PAN
D . Hiding the column containing PAN data in the database

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Answer: A