Terminal Configurations - L2 common kernel, Gen 1 and Gen 2
What is the EMV L2 Kernel
- Is a set of functions that provide the processing logic and data required to perform an EMV contact transaction
- EMV Co provides the requirements for the EMV L2 kernel and we submit our kernel as of the current specification
- When submitting an EMV L2 kernel to the labs for approval, ID TECH has to define what criteria that kernel is meant to support, this is a terminal configuration
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Kernel Comparisons
Gen 1 Kernel – V1.10
Terminal Configurations: 1C – 5C
Status: Restricted Renewal: Expires Nov 2022 (L3s ok through Nov 2023)
Gen 2 Kernel – V1.20
- Terminal Configurations: 1C-23C
- Supports terminal type 14 = ATM
- SPOC = 21C
- Renewal Date: July 2022
Configuration Variations:
- 1C = Attended online/offline, PIN Bypass, PIN/Signature Cardholder Verification Method (CVM)
- 2C = Attended online, no PIN, Cardholder Confirmation (CC), Signature CVM
- 3C = Unattended online/offline, no PIN bypass, CC, PIN/Signature CVM
- 4C = 3C with "NO CVM" only, no CC
- 5C = 2C with no CC
- 6C = 1C with no CC
- 7C = 3C with no CC
- 8C = 1C with "NO CVM" only
- 9C = 2C with "NO CVM" only
- 10C = 3C with "NO CVM" only
- 11C = 2C with "NO CVM" only, with no CC
- 12C = 1C with "NO CVM" only, with no CC
- 13C = 3C with PIN bypass
- 14C = 3C with no CC, with PIN bypass
- 15C= 1C without PIN bypass
- 16C= 1C with no CC, without PIN bypass
- 17C= 2C without SDA/CDA/DDA, with no CC
- 18C= 2C without SDA/CDA/DDA, with "NO CVM" only, with no CC
- 19C = 1C without Online enciphered PIN
- 20C = ATM
- 21C = 1C Attended online, online PIN, no PIN bypass, with CC
- 22C = 1C with no online PIN
- 23C = 3C with no online PIN, and with PIN bypass
Products:
- NEO 2.0 products support both the v1.10 (Gen 1) and v1.20 (Gen 2)
- Non-NEO 2 products may support Gen 2. Case by case. Some have hardware limitations that prevent it from supporting Gen 2