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auth.002 Information Request Response

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auth.002 is the ISO 20022 InformationRequestResponse message in the Authorities business area (auth). The latest version is auth.002.001.02, and 2 versions are in the repository.

Message
InformationRequestResponse
Latest version
auth.002.001.02
Submitting organisation
Finance Finland
MT equivalent
None listed

In use: published in the current ISO 20022 catalogue.

What auth.002 is for

This message is sent by the financial institution to the authorities (police, customs, tax authorities, enforcement authorities) to provide a part or all of the requested information.

The financial institution previously received a request for financial information in the scope of a financial investigation.

Depending on whether the response can be provided STP within the authorities financial investigations messages, the requested information may be

• provided in part or in full within the response message itself, or

• only referred to in the response message.

Definition from the ISO 20022 e-Repository, release of 24 April 2025.

auth.002 versions

Every version published in the e-Repository, newest first. A message keeps its business purpose across versions; each new version is a separate schema with its own namespace.

VersionRegistration statusPublished in
auth.002.001.02latestRegisteredLatest version set
auth.002.001.01RegisteredPrevious version set

auth.002 message structure

The building blocks of auth.002.001.02 to three levels, with multiplicity ([0..1] optional, [1..1] mandatory, * any number) and the data type or component. Element names and definitions are from the ISO 20022 repository; usage guidelines such as CBPR+ or a market infrastructure's rules can restrict them further.

  • Document [1..1]
    • InfReqRspn InformationRequestResponse [1..1]
      • RspnId Response Identification [1..1]Max35Text

        Unique identification for the specific investigation as know by the responding party.

      • InvstgtnId Investigation Identification [1..1]Max35Text

        Unique identification for the specific investigation as known by the requesting party.

      • RspnSts Response Status [1..1]StatusResponse1Code

        Provides the status of the response.

      • SchCrit Search Criteria [1..1]SearchCriteria2Choice (choice)

        Specifies the the search criteria for the financial institution to perform the search on.

        • Acct Account [1..1]AccountAndParties3

          Identifies the account as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • Id Identification [1..1]CashAccount43
          • InvstgtdPties Investigated Parties [1..1]InvestigatedParties1Choice (choice)
          • AuthrtyReqTp Authority Request Type [1..*]AuthorityRequestType1
        • CstmrId Customer Identification [1..1]CustomerIdentification2

          Identifies a customer identification as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • Pty Party [1..1]PartyIdentification272
          • AuthrtyReq Authority Request [1..*]AuthorityInvestigation2
        • PmtInstrm Payment Instrument [1..1]PaymentInstrumentType1

          Identifies a payment instrument as the search criteria for the financial institution to do the investigation.

          • CardNb Card Number [1..1]Min8Max28NumericText
          • AuthrtyReqTp Authority Request Type [1..*]AuthorityRequestType1
          • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max500Text
        • OrgnlTxNb Original Transaction Number [1..*]RequestType1

          Specifies the original transaction number.

          • Nb Number [1..1]Max35Text
          • Tp Type [1..*]TransactionRequestType1Code
          • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max500Text
      • RtrInd Return Indicator [1..*]ReturnIndicator2

        Provides the return indicators and the investigation result.

        • RspnPrd Response Period [0..1]DateOrDateTimePeriod1Choice (choice)

          Specifies the dates between which period the response results relate to.

          • Dt Date [1..1]DatePeriod2
          • DtTm Date Time [1..1]DateTimePeriod1
        • AuthrtyReqTp Authority Request Type [1..1]AuthorityRequestType1

          Identifies the authority request type as a code.

          • MsgNmId Message Name Identification [1..1]Max35Text
          • MsgNm Message Name [0..1]Max140Text
        • InvstgtnRslt Investigation Result [1..1]InvestigationResult1Choice (choice)

          Provides the investigation result.

          • Rslt Result [1..1]SupplementaryDataEnvelope1
          • InvstgtnSts Investigation Status [1..1]InvestigationStatus1Code
        • AddtlInf Additional Information [0..1]Max500Text

          Additional information, in free text form, to complement the investigation result.

      • SplmtryData Supplementary Data [0..*]SupplementaryData1

        Additional information that can not be captured in the structured fields and/or any other specific block.

        • PlcAndNm Place And Name [0..1]Max350Text

          Unambiguous reference to the location where the supplementary data must be inserted in the message instance.

        • Envlp Envelope [1..1]SupplementaryDataEnvelope1

          Technical element wrapping the supplementary data.

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External code sets used in auth.002

These elements take their values from ISO 20022 external code sets, which are published separately and updated every quarter without a new message version.

auth.002 questions

What is the latest version of auth.002?
The latest version in the ISO 20022 e-Repository release of 24 April 2025 is auth.002.001.02.
What is the root element of auth.002?
The XML document is Document with the namespace urn:iso:std:iso:20022:tech:xsd:auth.002.001.02, and its message element is InfReqRspn (InformationRequestResponse).
Is there an MT equivalent of auth.002?
No Swift MT message is listed as its direct equivalent on this site. Many ISO 20022 messages have no MT counterpart.

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