Format: an12
12 alphanumeric characters, each position defining a POS attribute as follows:
- Byte 1: Card Data Input Capability: indicates the methods supported by the terminal for the input of account number, card or mobile device data (POS Terminal Capability).
- Byte 2: Cardholder Authentication Capability: indicates the capability of the terminal to accept/support authenticating data.
- Byte 3: Card Capture Capability: indicates whether the terminal has card capture capabilities.
- Byte 4: Terminal Operating Environment: indicates whether the card acceptor is attending the terminal, and the location of the terminal.
- Byte 5: Cardholder Present Data: indicates whether the cardholder is present at the point of service and explains the condition if the cardholder is not present.
- Byte 6: Card Present Data: indicates if a card is present at the point of service.
- Byte 7: Card Data Input Mode: indicates the method used for PAN entry to initiate a transaction (POS Entry Mode).
- Byte 8: Cardholder Authentication Method: indicates the method by which the cardholder’s identity was verified at the point of service.
- Byte 9: Cardholder Authentication Entity: indicates the entity through which the cardholder’s identity was verified at the point of sale.
- Byte 10: Card Data Output Capability: indicates the ability of the terminal to write or output data to a card.
- Byte 11: Terminal Data Output Capability: indicates the print and display capabilities of the terminal.
- Byte 12: PIN Capture Capability: indicates the maximum number of PIN characters that the POS terminal can capture.
|
Byte 1 |
Card Data Input Capability / POS Terminal Capabilities |
|---|---|
|
0 |
Unknown – use of this value is not recommended / please contact Elavon if you intend to support |
|
1 |
No Terminal used |
|
2 |
Magnetic stripe reader |
|
5 |
ICC including magnetic stripe, and keyed |
|
6 |
Key entry |
|
7 |
Contactless including ICC, magnetic stripe, and keyed |
|
8 |
Contactless only |
|
Byte 2 |
Cardholder Authentication Capability |
|
0 |
No electronic authentication or unknown |
|
1 |
PIN |
|
3 |
Software-Based Online MPOS with PIN supported |
|
Byte 3 |
Card Capture Capability |
|
0 |
None or unknown |
|
1 |
Capture |
|
Byte 4 |
Operating Environment |
|
0 |
No terminal used or unknown |
|
1 |
On premises of card acceptor (attended) |
|
2 |
On premises of card acceptor (unattended) See Field 63 (Reserved Private Data III), Tag 18 (Unattended Acceptance Terminal Indicator) |
|
Byte 5 |
Cardholder Present |
|
0 |
Cardholder present |
|
1 |
Cardholder not present (unspecified) |
|
2 |
Cardholder not present (mail-order) |
|
3 |
Cardholder not present (telephone) |
|
4 |
Cardholder not present (standing authorisation) |
|
5 |
Cardholder not present (electronic transaction) |
|
Byte 6 |
Card Present |
|
0 |
Card not present |
|
1 |
Card present |
|
Byte 7 |
Card Data Input Mode / POS Entry Mode |
|
0 |
Unspecified, unknown |
|
1 |
Manual, no terminal |
|
2 |
Magnetic stripe read |
|
3 |
Contactless using magnetic stripe data - no longer supported by card schemes in the Europe Region |
|
4 |
Contactless using ICC data |
|
5 |
ICC (Chip read) |
|
6 |
Key entered |
|
8 |
In-App Ecommerce – valid for Visa / Mastercard / Diners / Amex |
|
9 |
Technical Fallback – ICC Chip read failure, switched to Magnetic Stripe read |
|
A |
Credential on File – valid for Visa / MasterCard / Diners / Amex |
|
B |
PAN Auto Entry via Server in contactless debt repayment transactions |
|
W |
Reserved For Future Use |
|
Byte 8 |
Cardholder Authentication Method |
|
0 |
Not authenticated, unknown |
|
1 |
PIN |
|
5 |
Manual signature verification |
|
6 |
Other |
|
Byte 9 |
Cardholder Authentication Entity |
|
0 |
Not authenticated, unknown |
|
1 |
ICC |
|
2 |
Customer Activated Device |
|
4 |
Merchant |
|
5 |
Other |
|
Byte 10 |
Card Data Output Capability |
|
0 |
Unknown |
|
1 |
None |
|
2 |
Magnetic Stripe |
|
3 |
ICC |
|
7 |
Contactless including ICC, magnetic stripe, and keyed |
|
8 |
Contactless only capability |
|
Byte 11 |
Terminal Output Capability |
|
0 |
Unknown |
|
1 |
None |
|
2 |
Printing |
|
3 |
Display |
|
4 |
Printing and display |
|
Byte 12 |
PIN Capture Capability |
|
0 |
No PIN Capture Capability |
|
1 |
Unknown |
|
4 |
4 character |
|
5 |
5 character |
|
6 |
6 character |
|
7 |
7 character |
|
8 |
8 character |
|
9 |
9 character |
|
A |
10 character |
|
B |
11 character |
|
C |
12 character |
Example:
2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
- Mag Stripe Terminal / On Premises of Card Acceptor (Attended) / Cardholder Present / Card Present / Magnetic Stripe Read / Cardholder Not Authenticated
5 0 0 3 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0
- ICC Capable Terminal / ON Premises of Card Acceptor (Attended) / Cardholder Present / Card Present / Data Keyed / PIN Authenticated
5 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0
- ICC Capable Terminal / On Premises of Card Acceptor (Attended) / Cardholder Present / Card Present / ICC Transaction / Cardholder Not Authenticated