POS entry mode · ISO 8583 DE 22 · EMV tag 9F39
00Unknown or unspecified
What does POS entry mode 00 mean?
Unknown or unspecified. The terminal or acquirer did not say how the card number was captured. It is a legacy default, not a real capture method.
Tag 9F39 value
00
DE 22 values
000 · 001 · 002
Defined by
Visa, Mastercard
PIN digit options
0, 1, 2, 3, 8
What it means for the transaction
- Issuers cannot apply chip, magstripe or keyed risk rules, so many treat it as higher risk.
- Send the real capture method whenever it is known; 00 hides it from the issuer’s risk rules.
How 00 appears in DE 22
In field 22 of ISO 8583:1987 and of the Visa and Mastercard formats, the first two digits are the PAN entry mode and the third is the terminal's PIN entry capability. EMV tag 9F39 carries only the two-digit entry mode. (ISO 8583:1993 replaced field 22 with a 12-character POS data code.)
| DE 22 | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 000 | Unknown or unspecified · PIN entry capability unknown |
| 001 | Unknown or unspecified · Terminal can accept PIN |
| 002 | Unknown or unspecified · Terminal cannot accept PIN |
Decode any value
Paste a 2-digit tag 9F39 value or a 3-digit DE 22 value to decode both the entry mode and the PIN capability digit.
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