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by posguy 1835 days ago
PIN entry (for PIN Debit, Healthcare Savings Account, EBT, WIC) is not supported on the Stripe Reader M2 as there is no PCI-DSS compliant PIN Pad.

PIN Pads have the underwriting bank's encryption keys injected into them at a secure facility, and these pads have anti-tamper features (think thin ribbon cables that tear when opened, contact sensors to detect case opening, heat and vibration sensors, all battery backed where if the battery dies the PIN Pad is toast).