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Contactless Kernel C-3

Implementation Conformance
Statement
2.6a
Version 2.6a

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-3 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 Ia - 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 <Select>
<Select>
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 Yes No
previously accepted ICS?
C If Yes. please provide the
reference number of the
previously accepted ICS
C If Yes, please provide the <Select>
<Select>
reason for replacing the ICS
C If Yes, please provide details of
ICS replacement

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 PART Ib – EMV Specifications
Item Functional Specification Test Plan Version

I-1 Device supports EMV Contactless Specifications for Payment EMV Mode v2.6a
Systems, Book C-3, Kernel 3, Version 2.6, May 2016 EMV Mode-IDS v2.6a

I-2 Which EMVCo Entry Point Specification is this Terminal

compliant to?

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 PART II – Contactless Applications
Item Application

II-4 Does this Terminal support Contact Interface? Yes

No
II-6 Does this Terminal support Magnetic Stripe Interface? Yes
No
II-7 Does this Terminal support Kernel-1? Yes
No

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 PART III – EMV Mode Options, Requirements & Supported Data
Elements
Item Description
III-1 Preliminary Transaction Processing Supported? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if item III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-3 Does the Terminal support Status Checking? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if item III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-4 Does the Terminal support Key Revocation? Yes
No
III-5 Does the Terminal support Exception file checking? Yes
No
III-6 Does the Terminal support Signature? Yes
No
III-7 Does the Terminal support Online PIN? Yes
If checked ‘Y’ then item III-26 must be checked ‘N’ No
III-9 Does the Terminal support Contactless Floor Limit Check ? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-10 Does the Terminal support Contactless Transaction Limit Check ? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if item III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-11 Does the Terminal support Amount Authorized Zero Check ? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if item III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-12 Does the Terminal support CVM Required Limit Check ? Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ if item III-15 is checked ‘Y’) No
III-13 Does the Terminal support Terminal Floor Limit Data Element (Tag Yes
9F1B) ? No
III-14 Does the Terminal support Zero value for Amount Authorized? (must Yes
be checked ‘Y’ when III-15 is checked) No
III-15 Does the Terminal support Variable Transaction Amounts? Yes
No
III-16 Terminal supports Application Expiration Check Yes
(Must be checked ‘Y’ is III-27 is checked ‘N’) No
III-17 Does the Terminal support Issuer Update Processing? Yes
(If checked ‘Y’ then item III-26 must be checked ‘N’) No
III-19 Does the Terminal support Manual Cash Transactions? Yes
No
III-20 Does the Terminal support Transaction with Cash Back? Yes
No
III-21 Does the Terminal support Refund Transactions? Yes
No
III-22 Does the Terminal support Dynamic Reader Limits (DRL) functionality? Yes
If Yes, then indicate the maximum number of Dynamic Reader Limit No
(DRL) sets the terminal can support:
If the implementation does not define a maximum value for number of
DRLs supported, enter a value of 10 in the box above.

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 III-23 Does the Terminal support Contactless Floor Limit Data Element? Yes
No
III-26 Is the Terminal Offline Only? Yes
No
III-27 Is the Terminal Online Only? Yes
No
III-28 Does the terminal support ATM transactions? Yes
(If checked ‘Y’ then item III-26 must be checked ‘N’) No
If Yes then following question must be answered: Yes
III-28-1 Is the ATM Offline Check supported? No
III-29 Does the Terminal support Integrated Data Storage (IDS)? Yes
(If checked ‘Y’ then item VI-6 must also be checked ‘Y’) No
III-30 Does the Terminal support Data Authentication for Online Yes
Authorizations? No
(If checked ‘Y’ then item III-26 must also be checked ‘N’)
If Yes then the following questions must be answered:
III-30-1 Is the fDDA for Online supported? Yes
No
III-30-2 Is the SDA for Online supported? Yes
No
III-30-3 Does the Implementation decline the transaction offline Yes
when ODA (SDA or fDDA) fails? No

III-30-4 Does the Implementation forward the transaction Yes

online when ODA (SDA or fDDA) fails? No

(If both III-30-3 and III-30-04 are checked ‘yes’, implementation

must allow switching of these two transaction outcomes

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 PART V – General Terminal Options & Requirements
Item Description
V-1 Does the Terminal support a display? Yes
No
If Yes then the following Two questions must be answered:
V-1-1 Is the display of Amount, Authorized supported when prompting Yes
for a card to be presented? No
V-1-2 Is the display of the Available Offline Spending Amount Yes
Supported? No
V-2 Does the Terminal support a Printer? Yes
No
If Yes then the following questions must be answered:
V-2-1 Is the printing of the Available Offline Spending Amount Yes
Supported? No
V-2-2 Is the printing of receipt for declined transactions supported? Yes
No
V-2-3 Is the printing of receipt for approved transactions supported? Yes
No
V-4 Does the Terminal support transaction abort by merchant command? Yes
No
V-5 Does the Terminal support a pre-defined timeout? Yes
No
Provide value, if supported
V-6 Does the Terminal support Extended Selection Value (Tag 9F29)? Yes
No

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 Part VI - 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

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