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EMV 3-D Secure · Core specification 2.3.1.1

ACS Challenge Mandated IndicatoracsChallengeMandated

Indication of whether a challenge is required for the transaction to be authorised due to local/regional mandates or other variable.

Explore this field with transaction context

Allowed and reserved values

ValueMeaningIntroduction tag
YChallenge is mandatedNot tagged
NChallenge is not mandatedNot tagged

Introduction tags are shown where recorded. An absent tag does not establish when a value was introduced.

Message inclusion

Baseline inclusion. Effective requirements depend on transaction context. Check the field’s conditions and FAQ qualifications; select channel and category in the explorer.

MessageBaseline inclusion
AResConditional

Conditional inclusion — source text

Required if Transaction Status = C or D.

Related condition fields: transStatus.

Format and scope

Type: String · Length: 1 character · Minimum length: 1 · Maximum length: 1

Source components
ACS
Device channels
01-APP, 02-BRW, 03-3RI
Message categories
01-PA, 02-NPA

Version history

Field introduction tag: 2.1.0. Introduction tags are curated metadata, not a full history of changes. Compare versions and understand coverage.

Source and review status

EMV_3DS_CoreSpec_v2.3.1.1_20230530.pdf, Table A.1, PDF pages 201

Source review status: carried-forward. Carried-forward material has not acquired a new verification claim.

Source document fingerprint

EMV_3DS_CoreSpec_v2.3.1.1_20230530.pdf

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