I got the AC after the Authenticate Transaction. Is it safe to assume that the value returned in the 9F26 tag is the ARQC?

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Last updated: Apr 20, 2023 by Hamdy Atakora (Unlicensed)Version comment

Tag 9F27 is your Cryptogram Information Data (CID).
00 = AAC (declined offline)
40 = TC (approved offline)
80 = ARQC (go online for host decision)

To be more specific, it is the upper nibble of 9F27 that matters:
0x = AAC
4x = TC
8x = ARQC

And then 9F26 is the actual AC

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