EDIINT,
Part of the EDIINT WG charter is the intention to produce
secure transactions of EDI over the Internet. Within AS1, AS2 and AS3, this
security has been realized through encryption which relies on trusted digital
certificates. The AS1, AS2 and AS3 standards all contain sections discussing
certificate handling and each have this statement…
“In the long term, additional Internet-EDI standards
may be developed to simplify the process of establishing a trading partnership,
including the third party authentication of trading partners, as well as
attributes of the trading relationship.”
I will soon be submitting a RFC standards track Internet draft
dealing with certificate exchange within EDIINT. This standard was first
proposed by the ecGIF subcommittee within the UCC. Through ecGIF, several AS2
vendors and implementers contributed to its development. It is being brought to
EDIINT for discussion and consideration as an Internet draft. There is a great
interest among supply-chains for an effective means of exchanging certificates
within a trading partner relationship.
I look forward to your comments and suggestions on this
initiative.
Kyle Meadors
Program Manager
Drummond Group Inc.
615.384.5006
