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DS16 Reason Code: Public Key Version Incorrect

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DS16 means public key version incorrect in the ISO 20022 status reason code set. The public key version is not correct. This code is returned when a customer sends signature files to the financial institution after conversion from an older program version (old ES format) to a new program version (new ES format) without having carried out re-initialisation with regard to a public key change.

Code
DS16
ISO name
PublicKeyVersionIncorrect
Status
Registered
Last updated
2011-02-14

Official definition

The public key version is not correct. This code is returned when a customer sends signature files to the financial institution after conversion from an older program version (old ES format) to a new program version (new ES format) without having carried out re-initialisation with regard to a public key change.

Definition from the ISO 20022 External Code Sets, 2Q2026 (published 28 Aug 2026).

Messages and fields that use ExternalStatusReason1Code

MessageElement path
pacs.002TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
pain.002OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
auth.027GrpSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd, PackgSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd, PackgSts/RcrdSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.025RctDtls/ReqHdlg/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
camt.111InvstgtnRspn/InvstgtnData/RspnData/TxSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
pain.014OrgnlGrpInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd, OrgnlPmtInfAndSts/TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd
reda.016PtySts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.020SctiesAcctSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.047SctyCSDLkSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd
reda.051AcctLkSts/StsRsn/Rsn/Cd

And 8 more messages: see the ExternalStatusReason1Code page.

DS16 questions

What does DS16 mean in ISO 20022?
DS16 is Public Key Version Incorrect in the ExternalStatusReason1Code code set: The public key version is not correct. This code is returned when a customer sends signature files to the financial institution after conversion from an older program version (old ES format) to a new program version (new ES format) without having carried out re-initialisation with regard to a public key change.
Where does DS16 appear in a message?
For example in pacs.002, element TxInfAndSts/StsRsnInf/Rsn/Cd.

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