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TerminalFormat: nLength: 1
9F35

Terminal Type

Tag ID
9F35
Format
n
Length (bytes)
1
Source
Terminal

What it is

Terminal Type is a single n 2 byte: the first digit gives who operates the terminal (1 financial institution, 2 merchant, 3 cardholder) and the second gives the environment and communications capability (1–3 attended, 4–6 unattended; online only, offline with online capability, offline only). It influences CVMCardholder Verification MethodHow the cardholder is verified — for example offline PIN, online PIN, signature, or no CVM required.View in glossary → selection and floor-limit behaviour.

Where it appears

Terminal configuration value; supplied to the card via the PDOL/CDOL.

Specification reference

Defined in: EMV 4.x Book 4 (Cardholder, Attendant & Acquirer Interface), Annex A

Bit-level definitions below follow: EMV 4.4 Book 4, Annex A1, Table 24 — Terminal Type (1 byte, n 2). First digit = operational control (1 financial institution, 2 merchant, 3 cardholder); second digit = environment and communication.

Bit & value breakdown

EMV 4.4 Book 4, Annex A1, Table 24 — Terminal Type (1 byte, n 2). First digit = operational control (1 financial institution, 2 merchant, 3 cardholder); second digit = environment and communication.
Attended (second digit 1–3)
11Financial institution, attended — online only
12Financial institution, attended — offline with online capability
13Financial institution, attended — offline only
21Merchant, attended — online only
22Merchant, attended — offline with online capability (typical retail POS)
23Merchant, attended — offline only
Unattended (second digit 4–6)
14Financial institution, unattended — online only (e.g. ATM)
15Financial institution, unattended — offline with online capability
16Financial institution, unattended — offline only
24Merchant, unattended — online only
25Merchant, unattended — offline with online capability (e.g. vending)
26Merchant, unattended — offline only
34Cardholder-operated, unattended — online only (e.g. home or mobile device)
35Cardholder-operated, unattended — offline with online capability
36Cardholder-operated, unattended — offline only

Example values

22Merchant, attended, offline with online capability (typical POS)
25Merchant, unattended, offline with online capability (vending)

Decode & build this tag

🖥️POS Terminal EMV Config🔓EMV TLV Decoder

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