Command: VC (Verify Card). Can be used in online, offline or secure state.
Function: To verify the contents of the Smartcards held by a Component Holder. The HSM reads the LMK Component Set from the Smartcard, computes the check value, compares this with the check value stored on the card and displays the result.
Inputs: Smartcard PIN: 4 to 8 alphanumeric characters.
Outputs: Component
Set check value: 16 hexadecimal characters.
Comparison: Pass or Fail.
Text messages:
· Check:
· Compare with card:
Errors: Card not formatted – card not formatted
Not a LMK card – card formatted for HSM settings or licence card.
Smartcard error; command/return: 0003 – an invalid PIN was entered.
Invalid PIN; re-enter: - PIN is fewer than 4 or greater than 8 digits.
Example:
Online > VC < Return >
Insert card and enter PIN: ***** < Return >
Check: 0123 4567 89AB CDEF.
Compare with card: Pass.
If a Smartcard is defective or cannot be successfully verified, replace it. Copy a verified Smartcard (from the same set of components) onto a replacement.
NOTE: DISPOSE OF THE FAULTY SMARTCARD IN A SECURE MANNER.