EDI: AS2 Connections and EDIFACT/XML Translation
Real Comm manages AS2 connections (Drummond Group certified) for you for B2B (Business-To-Business) platforms for secure data exchange with integrity control of EDI data (UN / EDIFACT, xml) over the internet. Real Comm also takes care of translating EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) messages from EDIFACT to XML, and on the contrary
EDI Translations - Features:
- Translation from UN/EDIFACT to XML
- Translation from XML to UN/EDIFACT
- Customized translations for Partners, defining custom grammars and syntax for Partners
- Support for many EDI formats
- Stable and high performing. Easily processes 150,000 edi files per month
- Flexble
- EDI file storage
- Available for all platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix)
- EDIFACT, XML data exchange over the internet (HTTP/HTTPS).
- Drummond Group interoperability certification
- Message security
- Message encryption
- Digital signing of messages
- Data integrity verification
- MDN receipts (Message Disposition Notifications)
What is AS2:
AS2 (Applicability Standard 2) is an EDI standard created to ensure an adequate level of security for data transmitted over the internet. Although it was developed specifically for EDI, it can be used for transferring any type of file, including XML.
Benefits:
AS2 allows direct transmission between various Trading Partners, eliminating the need to rely on a costly "VAN (Value Added Network) Operator" to manage data exchange.
How it works:EDIFACT AS2 services allow secure data transmission over the internet using the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) or its more secure version HTTPS. Security is ensured through encryption and digital signing, using a format called S/MIME (Secure Multi-Purpose Internet Mail Extension) and using MDN receipts (Message Disposition Notifications). The MDN receipts contain information on the message transmission status. This way, "non-repudiation" is guaranteed, preventing denial of message receipt.
To start a data exchange, partners exchange some information (public key, AS2 ID, AS2 URL, and used ports). The AS2 software remains on standby for incoming messages and automatically sends outgoing messages. Before being sent, messages are encrypted with the public key of the trading partner to whom the message is being sent and signed with one's own private key. Upon receipt, the trading partner will use their private key to decrypt, and an MDN receipt will be automatically generated and sent as a confirmation of receipt. The MDN receipt will be signed using the trading partner's private key and encrypted with your public key.
