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3.42.2.5.2 Compliance descriptor overview
The format of a compliance descriptor in the security compliance information SECURITY PROTOCOL IN parameter data is shown
in table 177.
COMPLIANCE DESCRIPTOR TYPE field
The COMPLIANCE DESCRIPTOR TYPE field (see table 180) indicates the format of the descriptor specific information. The security compliance
information SECURITY PROTOCOL IN parameter data may contain more than one compliance descriptor with the same value in the COMPLI-
ANCE DESCRIPTOR TYPE field.
Table 179 Compliance descriptor format
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 (MSB)
Compliance Descriptor Type
1 (LSB)
2
Reserved
3
4 (MSB)
COMPLIANCE DESCRIPTOR LENGTH (n-3). . .
7 (LSB)
8
Descriptor specific information. . .
n
Table 180 INFORMATION TYPE
Code Description Content Reference
0001h Peripheral device identifying information
FIPS 140-2
FIPS 140-3
3.42.2.5.3
All other Reserved.