PVV Generation algorithm

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The algorithm generates a 4-digit PIN verification value (PVV) based on the transformed security parameter (TSP).

The algorithm requires the following input parameters:
  • A 64-bit TSP
  • A 128-bit PVV generation key
  1. A multiple encipherment of the TSP using the double-length PVV generation key is performed.
  2. The ciphertext is scanned from left to right. Decimal digits are selected during the scan until four decimal digits are found. Each selected digit is placed from left to right according to the order of selection. If four decimal digits are found, those digits are the PVV.
  3. If, at the end of the first scan, less than four decimal digits have been selected, a second scan is performed from left to right. During the second scan, all decimal digits are skipped and only non-decimal digits can be processed. Non-decimal digits are converted to decimal digits by subtracting 10. The process proceeds until four digits of PVV are found.

Figure 1 illustrates the PVV generation algorithm.

Figure 1. PVV generation algorithm
PVV generation algorithm
Programming Note: For VISA PVV algorithms, the leftmost 11 digits of the TSP are the personal account number (PAN), the leftmost 12th digit is a key table index to select the PVV generation key, and the rightmost 4 digits are the PIN. The key table index should have a value in the range 1 - 6.