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EMV is a payment method primarily designed to prevent counterfeit cards and card skimming through use of dynamic data and cryptography. The cryptogram that is generated provides the dynamic data used to validate that the transaction is unchanged and that it originated from a genuine card.

This section provides an introduction to EMV and its impact on applications directly integrated with the Elavon Fusebox transaction processing gateway.

## Transaction Types

The transaction types below are for card-present transactions.

**Transaction Type Authorization Only (Type 01)** 
  - Credit, full EMV. The transaction qualifier (API Field 0115) must equal 010. EMV supports the Forced/Voice Auth Only 
    feature of this transaction type as a partial EMV.

**Transaction Type Sale (Type 02)** 
  - Credit, full EMV. The transaction qualifier (API Field 0115) must equal 010. EMV supports the Forced/Voice Auth Only feature of this transaction type as a partial EMV.

**Transaction Type Sale (Type 02)** 
  -  Credit/Debit, full EMV. Recommended authorization transaction type for both credit and debit. 

**Prior Authorization (Type 07)** 
  -  Credit-only. Changes an existing Auth Only (Type 01) to a Prior-Auth (Type 07) for settlement. Prior authorizations can also be performed on Forced / Voice Auth Only (Type 01) transactions. This is considered a partial EMV transaction type if the cardholder is present, otherwise use the token from the preceding Auth Only. 

**Return (Type 09)** 
  -  Credit/Debit, partial EMV for credit, full EMV for debit. Debit transactions should follow the standard online PIN process.

**Void Sale (Type 11)** 
  -  Credit/Debit, partial EMV when the cardholder is present. Changes an existing Sale (Type 02) or Prior-Auth (Type 07) to a voided transaction. Usually it is not settled, but it may be included in a batch.

**Void Return (Type 17)** 
  -  Credit/Debit, partial EMV when the cardholder is present. It nullifies an existing Return (Type 09) transaction and changes the status61 of the return transaction to a voided transaction.

**Full Reversals (Type 61)** 
-  Credit/Debit, partial EMV. Reverses the Authorization (Type 01) or Sale (Type 02) for the full amount. Attempted automatically with a Void Sale (11). 

## Benefits of EMV

**Transport Layer Security**

In compliance with industry standards, all applications are required to support TLS 1.2 protocol as well as SHA-2 certificates in all transmissions to our host.

**Counterfeit and Skimmed Cards**

EMV provides offline and online mechanisms to protect against counterfeit and skimmed cards.

- Offline - EMV uses either Static Data Authentication (SDA) or Dynamic Data Authentication (DDA).
- DDA allows the EMV Kernel to authenticate that the chip is genuine. It uses unique data for every transaction, therefore, even if it is copied, it cannot be used offline.
- SDA allows the EMV Kernel to authenticate that the chip is genuine. It can only be used to conduct an offline transaction, which is not allowed in the U.S.
- Online - EMV provides authentication of the chip and the issuer.
- The chip is authenticated with the Application Request Cryptogram (ARQC). This provides a dynamic online digital signature allowing the issuer to authenticate both the chip and the transaction data.
- The Authorization Response Cryptogram (ARPC) provides a dynamic online digital signature that allows the chip to authenticate the response code returned by the issuer.

**Man-in-the-Middle Attack**

A man-in-the-middle attack intercepts the transaction data between the chip and the EMV kernel (offline), or between the various components in the transaction process (online).

- Offline - Protection via Combined Data Authentication and Generate AC (CDA) process. This adds to the security of DDA with a cryptogram generated to secure the transaction data integrity between the chip and acceptance.

- Online - Man-in-the-middle protection is provided by the combined ARQC/ARPC request and response cryptograms, protecting the integrity of both the response and request data.

**Lost and Stolen Cards**

EMV provides lost and stolen card protection via offline and online PIN for both credit and debit cards, based on the issuer card setup. Since the chip is the issuer’s representative in the card, it knows the PIN and can authenticate it offline. In the U.S., all debit cards require an online PIN as the cardholder verification method (CVM).

**Delinquency**

The chip conducts offline risk management by limiting the offline risk to an accumulated amount for a number of transactions. Once the threshold is met, the next transaction is forced to go online.


EMV Transactions

Alliance Offers

Data as a Service

Invitation to Apply

Accounts

Bank Holidays

Card Activation

Card Controls

Commercial Credit Cards

Credit Card Account Details

Credit Card Accounts Overview

Credit Card Alerts

Credit Card Application Status

Credit Card APRs

Credit Card Payments

Credit Card Qualified Offers

Credit Card Statements

Credit Card Transactions

Data Sharing for Marketing Purposes

Digital Wallets

Make a Payment - Coming Soon

Rewards Accelerator

Rewards Automatic Redemption

Rewards Balance Summary

Rewards Redemption Coming Soon

Rewards Redemption Accounts

Rewards Redemptions

Rewards Transactions Earned and Redeemed

Travel Notifications

User Profile

3DSecure2

Avvance

CheckoutJs

Commerce SDK

Converge

Disputes Management

Dynamic Currency Conversion

eBoarding

Elavon Cloud Payments Interface

Fusebox

Hosted Payment Page

In Person Payments on Opayo

Leads

Lightbox payment modal

Online Payments on Opayo

Opayo

Opayo Direct

Opayo Forms

Opayo Reporting API

Opayo Server

Opayo Shared API

Payment Method Gateway

Payments Core 365

Simplify

viaconex

XML API

Access Online Transactions

Account Transfers

Account Validation

ACH Originations

Bank Information

Card as a Service

Card as a Service API

Check Payables

Core Banking API

Corporate Account Information

Corporate Credit Cards

Corporate Onboarding

Corporate Statements

Custody

Data Toolbox

Data Toolbox - Accounts

Data Toolbox - Documents

Data Toolbox - Transactions

Disbursements via Zelle

U.S. Bank Flexible Capital Platform

Freight Payment Customer Profiles

Freight Payment Transactions

Instant payments

Investment Accounting

Money Movement API

PaySmart

Payee Choice

Payee Token+

Personal Loans

Positive Pay

Push to Card

Receivables

Reference API

RTP® - Real-Time Payments

Tokenized Payments

Treasury Builder

U.S. Bank FBO Account

Virtual Account Reporting

Virtual Card Payments

Voyager Accounts

Voyager Cards

Voyager Drivers

Voyager Transactions

Voyager Vehicles

Wire Transfers

Fusebox Overview

Getting Started

Transaction Flow

Transaction Sequencing

API Message Format

Settlements

Reconciliation

Transaction Types

Authorization Only (01)

Sale Transaction (02)

Prior-Authorized Sale (07)

Return (09)

Void Sale (11)

Batch Close (13)

Batch Create and Inquiry (14)

Void Return (17)

Transaction Inquiry (22)

Full Authorization Reversal (61)

Heartbeat (73)

Incremental Authorization (75)

Partial Authorization Reversal (76)

Concepts

Tokenization

Tokenization Introduction

Tokenization API Fields

Tokenization Scenarios

Example Transactions

Error Scenarios

Retail

Retail Scenarios

Retail API Fields

Retail Examples

Lodging

Lodging Transactions

Lodging API Fields

Lodging Examples

Credential on File Transactions

Best Practices

Software Conversions

Restaurant

Restaurant Transactions

Restaurant API Fields

Restaurant Examples

Restaurant Credential on File Transactions

Restaurant Receipts

MOTO and eCommerce

eCommerce Transactions

MOTO and eCommerce API Fields

Ecommerce Examples

Direct Marketing Examples

eCommerce Credential on File Transactions

Implementation Considerations

Certification

EMV API Fields

EMV Public Cap Keys, Parameters, and Reports

Sample Files

EMV Receipts

EMV Integration Samples

API Based Settlement

Settlement Transactions

API-Based Settlement API Fields

API-Based Settlement Examples

Check Payment

Check Transactions

Check API Fields

Check Payment Examples

DCC Transactions

DCC Transaction Flows

DCC API Fields

DCC Examples

DCC Receipt Requirements

DCC Certification Process

Gift and Stored Value Cards

Gift and Stored Value Card Transactions

Gift and Stored Value Card API Fields

Gift and Stored Value Card Examples

Online Debit Transactions

Online Debit API Fields

Online Debit Examples

Private Label Cards

Private Label Transactions

Private Label API Fields

Private Label Examples

Health Savings Account Cards

HSA Support

Fusebox and Simplify HSA Card Support

HSA Card API Fields

Puerto Rico

E4 Support

API Fields

EBT Transactions

IVU Transactions

Receipt Example