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Card (ICC)Format: bLength: 1
87

Application Priority Indicator

Tag ID
87
Format
b
Length (bytes)
1
Source
Card (ICC)

What it is

Application Priority Indicator ranks an application within the card directory (lower nibble 1–15) and flags whether cardholder confirmation is required before selection (top bit). The terminal uses it to auto-select the highest-priority mutually supported application.

Where it appears

Read during application selection from the directory or FCI.

Specification reference

Defined in: EMV 4.x Book 3 (Application Specification), Annex A — Data Element Dictionary

Example values

01Priority 1, no confirmation required
81Priority 1, cardholder confirmation required

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