3DS ReferenceProtocol & field guide

EMV 3-D Secure · Core specification 2.3.1.1

Merchant Country CodemerchantCountryCode

Country Code of the Merchant. This value correlates to the Merchant Country Code as defined by each Payment System or DS.

Read in message: AReq

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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
AReqPayment · 01-PARequiredNon-payment · 02-NPAOptional

Conditional inclusion — source text

Optional but strongly recommended to include for 02-NPA if the Merchant is also the 3DS Requestor.

Format and scope

Type: String · Length: 3 characters · Minimum length: 3 · Maximum length: 3

Source components
3DS Server
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 257

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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