VERIFY PIN

Command Description

The VERIFY PIN command is used to authenticate with the PIN.

Instance: ACA

Access Condition: Always

Command Message

The following table lists the coding for the VERIFY PIN command message.

CLA

00h

INS

20h

P1

00h

P2

00h

Lc

00h-08h

Data Field

PIN code to be verified. The PIN code consists of the ASCII codes of the PIN value padded to 8 bytes with FFh. If the PIN is Numeric-Only, its bytes are in the range [30h..39h]. If the PIN is not Numeric-Only, its bytes are in the range [0x00..0xFE]. The length of the PIN value must be in the Min PIN Length / Max PIN Length range. (See GET PIN PROPERTIES.)

For example:

  • If your PIN is “123456”, the data field is 313233343536FFFF

  • If your PIN is “12547863”, the data field is 3132353437383633

By default, the initial PIN is “00000000” (3030303030303030)

Le

Empty

Response Message

Data Field Returned in the Response Message

The response message is always empty.

Processing State Returned in the Response Message

The following table lists the processing state returned in the response message.

Status Meaning

63CXh

Command failed, X corresponds to the remaining tries to authenticate

6983h

PIN code blocked

9000h

Successful Execution