SB nº AN-18 : Track 2 Equivalent Data Padding (Clarification)

Application Note N°18 First Edition December 2003 Track 2 Equivalent Data Padding

Applicability

This Application Note applies to:

• EMV '96 Integrated Circuit Card Specification for Payment Systems Version 3.1.1 and EMV 2000 Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems, Version 4.0, Book 3.

Related Documents

None In EMV '96 Integrated Circuit Card Specification for Payment Systems Version 3.1.1 Annex B Table B-1 Data Elements Table and EMV 2000 Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems Version 4.0 Book 3 Annex A Table A-1 Data Elements Table, the description of Track 2 Equivalent Data shows padding 'with hex. 'FF' if needed to ensure whole bytes.' This Application Note clarifies that the padding shall conform to ISO 7813 as already stated in Table A-1. If padding is necessary, only a single nibble of hexadecimal 'F' is used to ensure whole bytes. Specification Clarification Change Notice: For clarification in any future versions of the specifications, it is intended to make the following change to EMV '96 Integrated Circuit Card Specification for Payment Systems Version 3.1.1 Annex B Table B-1 Data Elements Table and EMV 2000 Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems Version 4.0 Book 3 Table A-1 Data Elements Table: In the entry for Track 2 Equivalent Data, change the last line in the Description column to 'Pad with hexadecimal 'F' if needed to ensure whole bytes.' This document contains proprietary and confidential information of EMVCo LLC. Copyright © EMVCo LLC 2003