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SB nº SU-77 : Entry Point Specification Contactless Application Capabilities Type Byte 2 (Spec Change)

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Specification Bulletin No. 77 First Edition August 2009 Entry Point Specification – Contactless Application Capabilities Type – Byte 2 This Specification Bulletin attributes the 4th kernel to American Express.

Applicability

This Specification Bulletin, effectively immediately, applies to:

  • EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems – Entry Point Specification Version 1.0, May 2008 with SU 73, 1st Edition, September 2008.

Related Documents

  • None.

Description

This Specification Bulletin attributes the 4th kernel to American Express. Specification Clarification Notice Please make the following clarifications to EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems – Entry Point Specification, Version 1.0, May 2008 with SU 73, 1st Edition, September 2008: In Section 5.4.2,

, update Table 5 as followed: b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1 Meaning x x x x x x x x Legacy Type 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A Legacy Kernel associated with the corresponding ADF Name 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 JCB kernel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 PayPass kernel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Visa kernel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 American Express kernel 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5th kernel - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 254th kernel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 RFU Table 5: Contactless Application Capabilities Type – Byte 2 © 1994-2009 EMVCo, LLC (“EMVCo”). All rights reserved. Any and all uses of the EMV Specifications (“Materials”) shall be permitted only pursuant to the terms and conditions of the license agreement between the user and EMVCo found at http://www.emvco.com/specifications.aspx