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EMV 3-D Secure · Core specification 2.3.1.1

Electronic Commerce Indicator (ECI)eci

Payment System-specific value provided by the ACS or DS to indicate the results of the attempt to authenticate the Cardholder.

Explore this field with transaction context

Allowed and reserved values

ValueMeaningIntroduction tag
Payment System-specificValue defined by each Payment SystemNot 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
RReqConditional

Conditional inclusion — source text

The requirements for the presence of this field are DS-specific.

Format and scope

Type: String · Length: 2 characters · Minimum length: 2 · Maximum length: 2

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

Version history

No field introduction version is tagged in the dataset. 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 250

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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