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Contactless Kernel C-2 Implementation Conformance Statement

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V260708

ion 2.11b Contactless Kernel C-2 Implementation Conformance Statement Version 2.11b ICS Reference Number and Validity Period (for EMVCo administrative use only) ICS Reference Number: Valid from: Valid to: Notice: This ICS form must be completed for products implementing the Kernel C-2 submitted to receive EMVCo Contactless Product testing and compliance/approval. ICS form must be completed in its entirety and provided along with the corresponding “ICS

  • Contactless Product”. Part I
  • Administrative Product Provider Identification M Company Legal Name: (As listed on the Letter of Registration) M EMVCo Registration Number: Laboratory Identification M Company Legal Name: M EMVCo Registration Number: ICS Submission Type M Select submission type C For any submission except Initial, please provide the EMVCo letter of approval reference number of the previously approved product (if already granted) M Is this ICS a replacement of a previously accepted ICS? Yes No C If Yes. p lease provide the reference number of the previously accepted ICS C If Yes, p lease provide the reason for replacing the ICS C If Yes, p lease provide details of ICS replacement PART II – Contactless Product Identification The completion of this section is mandatory and shall identify the product in its entirety Reader/terminal “Marketing name” containing the Contactless Product Product Name: Product Version: Kernel C-2 Application Name Kernel C-2 Version Kernel C-2 Checksum Value (only if architecture is modular) Test Configuration Data Set – Name and Version (Provide the identification you have assigned to uniquely identify the batch of Test Configuration used during the testing session) Product Test Application – Name and Version (Provide the identification you have assigned to uniquely identify the Product Test Application used during the testing session) V260708 ion 2.11b PART III – EMV Specifications EMV Specification Date & Version: EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems
  • Book A
  • Architecture and General Requirements Version 2.11 EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems
  • Book C-2
  • Kernel 2 Specification Version 2.11 EMV Specification Bulletin No. 301 – January 2024 EMV Specification Bulletin No. 311 – First Edition
  • May 2025 EMV Specification Bulletin No. 318 – First Edition
  • April 2026 EMV Specification Bulletin No. 319 – First Edition
  • April 2026 V260708 ion 2.11b PART IV – Payment System Applications & Capabilities Automation Values Does the product support the TEI automation interface defined in Mastercard Contactless Testing Environment
  • Annex D? Do you want your product to be tested in automated mode? Does the product support the optional signals? -CONFIG: -TEST_DATA: -TEST_INFO: Does the product support the transaction data processing through the ACT signal? A product not supporting the transaction data processing through the ACT signal will return ‘ACT_ACK:NOTSUPPORTED’. See further details in the Mastercard Contactless Testing Environment. Yes No Does the product also support the PCD-bypass interface? If the PCD-bypass mode is supported, then the 3 signals APDU_ACTIVATE, APDU_CMD and APDU_RESP must be supported. See further details in Mastercard Contactless Testing Environment. Implementation options Values Does the submitted product implement the Mag-stripe mode? Does the submitted product implement the Data Exchange / Data Storage? Data Storage includes both Static and Integrated Data Storage. Relay Resistance Protocol Parameters The information and parameter values specified below will be utilized by the Laboratory as part of the Relay Resistance Protocol (RRP) Accuracy testing and will be reflected in the Letter of Approval. A PPS_RRP_Accuracy test kernel configuration incorporating the values defined below (in cases where they differ from the Default C2 parameter values) shall be provided to the Laboratory for the purpose of conducting RRP Accuracy testing. The fields below shall be completed only where the values deviate from the corresponding Default C2 parameter values. Values Minimum Relay Resistance Grace Period (Tag DF8132, C2 default value 0014h/2msec) Maximum Relay Resistance Grace Period (Tag DF8133, C2 default value 0032h/5msec) Terminal Expected Transmission Time For Relay Resistance C- APDU (Tag DF8134, C2 default value 0012h/1.8msec) Terminal Expected Transmission Time For Relay Resistance R- APDU (Tag DF8135, C2 default value 0018h/2.4msec) Relay Resistance Accuracy Threshold (Tag DF8136, C2 default value 012Ch/30msec) Relay Resistance Transmission Time Mismatch Threshold (Tag DF8137, C2 default value 32h/50%) V260708 ion 2.11b Performance Values Offline Transaction Disposition Enter here your own measurements of the Offline Transaction Disposition as per EMV Book A in milliseconds The Vendor shall consider a transaction with the same configuration (terminal/reader and card) as defined for Kernel C-2 in the current version of “EMVCo Type Approval Performance Test Cases”. Authorized offline: Declined offline: Require switching to another interface: Status indicators: Please detail which signal(s) the product is using to indicate a successful card read: Status Signal (leds, sounds …) Card read completed successfully V260708 ion 2.11b Testing Environment: Describe the installation and operation of the Device Test Environment submitted with the samples. Reference attached document(s). V260708 ion 2.11b Part V
  • Digital Signatures Product Provider I hereby declare that the above referenced product currently is and will remain in compliance with the above referenced EMV specification for all mandatory and supported optional requirements unless noted as non-compliant on the attached sheets Comments Signature Laboratory I hereby declare that this ICS document has been reviewed, and that all product information is consistent throughout the ICS. Comments Signature EMVCo Approval Secretariat Signature V260708 ion 2.11b