PCI DSS 4.0.1 Certification Automation

Scripts, workflows, and documentation patterns to automate PCI DSS 4.0.1 evidence collection, control verification, and audit preparation for fintech teams. Designed to be adapted to SOC 2 and ISO 27001 with a control crosswalk.

🔍 Overview

This repo shows how I reduced audit prep time by ~60% through:

• Automated evidence exports (PowerShell + Python)
• Normalized JSON/CSV outputs with metadata (system, timestamp, control id)
• Evidence-to-control mapping and a PCI→SOC 2 crosswalk
• AI-assisted summarization (ChatGPT) and rewriting (Claude) for SOPs and auditor-facing docs

Note on data: All examples are redacted and use synthetic data. Replace placeholders with your environment variables and scrub sensitive info before sharing.

🏗️ Architecture

/scripts/            # PowerShell & Python collectors
  collect-evidence.ps1
  export-logs.py
  generate-report.py
/crosswalk/          # PCI <-> SOC 2 mapping CSV/JSON
/docs/               # SOPs, runbooks, screenshots (redacted)
/examples/           # Sample evidence + rendered reports

• PowerShell for Windows/Entra/Intune evidence
• Python for log parsing (JSON/CSV), report generation (Markdown/PDF)
• OpenAI/Anthropic prompts to summarize logs and standardize narratives

⚙️ Key Features

• Evidence collectors for common controls (e.g., 8.x, 10.x, 12.x)
• Normalization pipeline: raw → JSON → CSV → Markdown report
• Audit-ready packets: zipped bundles with hash manifest
• Control crosswalk between PCI and SOC 2 (Common Criteria)

🚀 Quick Start

# 1) Create a Python virtual environment
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate

# 2) Install requirements
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 3) Run a targeted PCI control evidence grab
pwsh ./scripts/collect-evidence.ps1 -Control "8.1.1" -Export json -OutDir ./examples/8.1.1

# 4) Normalize logs and build a mini report
python ./scripts/export-logs.py --input ./examples/8.1.1 --output ./examples/8.1.1/normalized.json
python ./scripts/generate-report.py --control 8.1.1 --input ./examples/8.1.1 --out ./examples/8.1.1/REPORT_8.1.1.md

📄 Example Command

.\scripts\collect-evidence.ps1 -Control "10.2.1" -Systems "Windows,Ubuntu,Firewalls" -Export json -OutDir .\examples�.2.1

📈 Results (from a production fintech environment)

• ~60% reduction in audit preparation time
• Fewer manual errors and re-requests from the auditor
• Repeatable, documented runs w/ hash-verified artifacts

🔗 PCI→SOC 2 Crosswalk

• crosswalk/pci_to_soc2.csv maps sampled PCI requirements to SOC 2 CCs.
• Use generate-report.py --framework soc2 to emit SOC 2-aligned evidence summaries.

🔐 Security & Redaction Notes

• Never commit raw log data, keys, or customer PII.
• Use redact_patterns.txt with export-logs.py to scrub hostnames, emails, public IPs.
• Store real evidence in a private repo or secure bucket with retention policy.

📚 Documentation

• /docs/SOP_* provide runbooks and narrative templates for controls.
• AI prompts in /docs/prompts standardize summaries (“What changed since last quarter?”).

🛣️ Roadmap

• Add Linux CIS module for 8.x & 10.x checks
• Add Juniper/Cisco config scrapers
• Add HTML + PDF report outputs
• Add ISO 27001 Annex A mapping

🧠 Skills & Tools

PowerShell Python PCI DSS 4.0.1 SOC 2 Evidence Automation ChatGPT Claude

📝 License

MIT — see LICENSE.

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Artifacts

• /docs/ step-by-step with screenshots
• /scripts/ repeatable automation
• /dashboards/ sample JSON/PBIX (if relevant)
• /templates/ redacted policies/SOPs

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Contact

• Email: suresh@echand.com
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sureshchand01