4.2.55 EF_ARR (Access Rule Reference)

31.1023GPPCharacteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) applicationRelease 17TS

This EF contains the access rules for files located under the USIM ADF in the UICC. If the security attribute tag ‘8B’ is indicated in the FCP it contains a reference to a record in this file.

Structure of EF_ARR at ADF-level

Identifier: ‘6F06’		Structure: Linear fixed			Mandatory
SFI: ’17’
Record Length: X bytes, (X > 0)			Update activity: low
Access Conditions: READ ALW UPDATE ADM DEACTIVATE ADM ACTIVATE ADM
Bytes	Description			M/O		Length
1 to X	Access Rule TLV data objects			M		X bytes

This EF contains one or more records containing access rule information according to the reference to expanded format as defined in ISO/IEC 7816‑4 [20]. Each record represents an access rule. Unused bytes in the record are set to ‘FF’.

If the card cannot access EF_ARR , any attempt to access a file with access rules indicated in this EF_ARR shall not be granted.