scope:

This International Standard specifies a set of data elements to be personalized into the card, encoding cardholder preferences. These data elements are to be retrieved from the card and to be used to indicate to the terminal that the user has special needs regarding the user interface. It is not intended to standardize the actual API or other terminal specific software allowing the functionality, nor does it cover the actual alignment of the card to the card reader slot. This International Standard is independent from the physical interface and is applicable to situations where the cardholder operates the card accepting equipment (e.g. a cash dispenser, ticket machine, vending machine). It is not limited to ID-1 type cards, but also SIM/UIM (ID-000) on mobile phones and form factor free contactless IC cards which are specified in ISO/IEC 14443. This International Standard comprises: . data elements containing the user preferences; . the storage / retrieval formats for input and output of these data elements; . security related to the information contained in these data elements; . the access method to these data elements; . protection of cardholder information and . examples of implementations.