SB nº SB-87 : Reserve AIP Bit for Contactless (Spec Change)

Specification Bulletin No. 87 First Edition August 2011 Reserve AIP Bit for Contactless This Specification Bulletin reserves a bit in the Application Interchange Profile (AIP) data element for use by the contactless specifications.

Effective Date

This bulletin is effective from November 2012, at which time any affected or new type approval testing will also come into effect.

Applicability

This Specification Bulletin applies to:

• EMV Integrated Circuit Card Specifications for Payment Systems Version 4.2 Book 3

Related Documents

EMVCo Contactless Specifications, Version 2.1:

• Books C [C-2, C-3, C-4]: Kernel Specifications

Description

The EMV Contactless Specifications require a bit in the Application Interchange Profile (AIP) data element to be reserved for use by contactless implementations. The use of the bit is described in the relevant contactless specifications from EMVCo, but the EMV 4.2 specification, Book 3 section C1 describes the coding of the AIP. In order to ensure that in the future the bit is not assigned a different meaning outside the contactless specifications, it is necessary to indicate that the bit is reserved for use for contactless implementations. Proposed Specification Change In EMV 4.2 Book 3, section C1, Table 37, change the ‘Meaning’ for byte 2 bit 8 from ‘RFU’ to ‘Reserved for use by the EMV Contactless Specifications’. © 1994-2011 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.cfm.