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9F35

Terminal Type

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

What it is

Terminal Type is a single byte whose first hex digit gives the operational environment (attended vs unattended, merchant vs financial institution vs cardholder-operated) and whose second digit gives the online/offline communications capability. 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 Book 4, Annex A — Terminal Type (1 byte). First hex digit = environment; second = communications capability.

Bit & value breakdown

EMV Book 4, Annex A — Terminal Type (1 byte). First hex digit = environment; second = communications capability.
Attended environments (human operator present)
0x11Attended, financial institution — offline only
0x12Attended, financial institution — offline and online capable
0x13Attended, financial institution — online only
0x21Attended, merchant — offline only
0x22Attended, merchant — offline and online capable (typical retail POS)
0x23Attended, merchant — online only
Unattended / cardholder-operated
0x14Unattended, financial institution — offline only
0x15Unattended, financial institution — offline and online capable
0x16Unattended, financial institution — online only
0x25Unattended, merchant — offline and online (vending machine)
0x34Cardholder-operated, financial institution — offline only (home banking terminal)
0x35Cardholder-operated, financial institution — offline and online
0x36Cardholder-operated, financial institution — online only

Example values

22Attended merchant, online and offline capable (typical POS)
25Unattended merchant, online and offline (vending)

Decode & build this tag

🖥️POS Terminal EMV Config🔓EMV TLV Decoder

Related tags

9F33Terminal Capabilities9F40Additional Terminal Capabilities
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