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EMV 3-D Secure · Core specification 2.3.1.1

Transaction Status ReasontransStatusReason

Provides information on why the Transaction Status field has the specified value.

Explore this field with transaction context

Allowed and reserved values

ValueMeaningIntroduction tag
01Card authentication failedNot tagged
02Unknown deviceNot tagged
03Unsupported deviceNot tagged
04Exceeds authentication frequency limitNot tagged
05Expired cardNot tagged
06Invalid card numberNot tagged
07Invalid transactionNot tagged
08No card recordNot tagged
09Security failureNot tagged
10Stolen cardNot tagged
11Suspected fraudNot tagged
12Transaction not permitted to CardholderNot tagged
13Cardholder not enrolled in serviceNot tagged
14Transaction timed out at the ACSNot tagged
15Low confidenceNot tagged
16Medium confidenceNot tagged
17High confidenceNot tagged
18Very high confidenceNot tagged
19Exceeds ACS maximum challengesNot tagged
20Non-Payment transaction not supportedNot tagged
213RI transaction not supportedNot tagged
22ACS technical issue2.2.0
23Decoupled Authentication required by ACS but not requested by 3DS Requestor2.2.0
243DS Requestor Decoupled Max Expiry Time exceeded2.2.0
25Decoupled Authentication was provided insufficient time to authenticate Cardholder. ACS will not make attempt2.2.0
26Authentication attempted but not performed by the Cardholder2.2.0
27Preferred Authentication Method not supported2.3.1.1
28Validation of content security policy failed2.3.1.1
29Authentication attempted but not completed by the Cardholder. Fall back to Decoupled Authentication2.3.1.1
30Authentication completed successfully but additional authentication of the Cardholder required. Reinitiate as Decoupled Authentication2.3.1.1
31–79Reserved for EMVCo future use (values invalid until defined by EMVCo)Reserved
80–99Reserved for DS useReserved

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

For 01-PA, required if Transaction Status = N, U, or R. For 02-NPA, requirements for the presence and values of Transaction Status are DS-specific.

Related condition fields: transStatus.

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 289, 290, 291

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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Official EMVCo specifications · Methodology and coverage limits