EMV Certification
Master EMV certification from Level 1 to Level 3: what each level tests, where to start, and every tool of the group.
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Master EMV certification from Level 1 to Level 3: articles, a card / terminal / issuer simulator, our own Level 1, 2 and 3 test cases with a printable report, a trace analyzer, a roadmap and a self-assessment.
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The tools of the group
- EMV Certification Library28 articles: Level 1 protocols, the twelve steps of a contact transaction, contactless, ISO 8583 mapping, brand exceptions, test sessions.
- EMV Certification RoadmapAnswer a few questions about your terminal and get the Level 1, 2, 3 and security steps that apply, with what to prepare and study.
- EMV Flow ExplorerThe steps of an EMV contact or contactless transaction on a diagram: the path a run took, the branches it did not, and what decided each one.
- EMV SimulatorRun or step a transaction between a virtual card, a terminal kernel and an issuer host, with APDUs, TVR / TSI, ISO 8583 messages and fault injection.
- EMV Test CasesOur own Level 1, 2 and 3 test cases: run them in the simulator, record a manual run on a real terminal, and print a pre-certification report.
- EMV Trace AnalyzerPaste a terminal's APDU trace and authorisation request for a rule-by-rule review: sequence, data, ODA, CVM, action analysis, cryptograms, field 55.
- EMV Test CardsOur own test card profiles: records, certificates, CVM lists and keys, with a personalisation check; clone, edit, import and export.
- EMV Terminals & HostsTerminal profiles (9F33 / 9F35 / 9F40, TACs, limits, AIDs, CAPKs) and issuer host behaviours for the simulator.
- EMV L1 Protocol LabDecode ATRs with acceptance checks, follow APDUs over T=0 and T=1 (chaining, WTX, errors), and watch ISO 14443 activation, collision and removal.
- EMV Self-AssessmentQuestions on Levels 1 to 3 with explanations, practice and exam modes, progress per topic, and endless simulator questions.
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