ISO 8583 DE Reference
Format: bLength: 8Fixed length
DE 96

Message Security Code

Data element
96
Format
b
Length
8
Encoding type
fixed
Bitmap
Secondary

What it is

Security code for network management (e.g. key-exchange) messages.

Specification reference

Defined in ISO 8583:1987 (base). Card networks publish their own dialect tables (Visa BASE I / V.I.P., Mastercard CIS) that refine formats, lengths, and — for private-use elements — the entire layout. Always confirm against the interface specification you implement.

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