According to the PCI DSS v3.2.1 Quick Reference Guide1, track equivalent data on the chip of a payment card is sensitive authentication data, which means it can be used to authenticate a cardholder or a transaction, but it should not be stored or transmitted by merchants after authorization if encrypted. This is one of the requirements for preventing unauthorized access to sensitive authentication data.
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