Create New AS2¶

Use the Create New AS2 tab to define AS2 connections. (The tab's label changes to Edit AS2 when editing an existing connection.) It contains the following tabs:

• Connection Information: The AS2 connection's primary details.
• Proxy: Proxy server settings for outgoing transmissions.
• HTTP Authentication: HTTP authentication settings.
• Encryption: Encryption settings.
• Certificate: Public key certificate details.

Connection Information¶

• Active: Enable to make the connection active.
• Sending URL: The URL outgoing documents are transferred to.
• Connection Timeout: The initial connection timeout.
• AS2 Company ID: The AS2 company identifier.
• AS2 Partner ID: The AS2 partner identifier.
• Email on Failure: Enable to send an email when there is a connection failure.
• Test Mode: Enable to test the connection.

Proxy¶

• Proxy: Enable to use a proxy server.
• Proxy Address: The proxy server's address.
• Proxy Domain: The proxy server's domain.
• Proxy Username: The proxy server's username.
• Proxy Password: The password for the proxy server's username.

HTTP Authentication¶

• HTTP Authentication: Enable to use HTTP authentication.

• HTTP Authentication Type: Select the HTTP authentication type from the following choices:

  • Basic: Use non-encrypted base64-encoded credentials (RFC 2617).
  • Digest: Use encrypted base64-encoded credentials (RFC 2617).

• HTTP Authentication User: The username for HTTP authentication.

• HTTP Authentication Password: The password for HTTP authentication.
• HTTP Subject: The subject describing the purpose of the endpoint.

Encryption¶

• Signature Algorithm: Select the signature algorithm.
• Encryption Algorithm: Select the encryption algorithm.
• Sign: Enable to reject unsigned incoming messages.
• Encrypt: Enable to reject unencrypted incoming messages.
• Request MDN Signed: Enable to request a message disposition notification (MDN).
• Compress: Enable to use ZLIB compression.

Certificate¶

Use the Certificate tab to manage certificates for your organization and your trading partners:

The Certificate tab contains two panes:

• My Certificate: Certificates for your organization.
• Partner Certificate: Certificates for the trading partner.

My Certificate¶

Click Manage to open the Manage Certificate pane:

The pane contains the following:

• Manage Certificate: A list of available certificates. Select an entry to edit or delete one. (The selected entry is not highlighted.)

• Upload: Upload a certificate file. Accepted file types are .cer, .crt, and .pfx.

  

  • Certificate File: Click to open your system's file browser. Navigate to a certificate file, select it, then select Open.
  • Description: A description for the uploaded certificate. (Required.)
  • Password: The password for the certificate. (Required.)
  • Close: Close the Upload Certificate pane and return to the Manage Certificate pane.
  • Upload: Upload the certificate.

• Generate: Generate a certificate.

  

  • Description: A description for the generated certificate. (Required.)
  • Validity Years: How many years the certificate should be valid for. (Required.)
  • Close: Close the Generate Certificate pane and return to the Manage Certificate pane.
  • Generate: Generate the certificate.

• Delete: Delete the certificate selected in the Manage Certificate list.

  Caution

  Certificates are deleted without confirmation.

• Download: Download a certificate. The file type is .cer.

Partner Certificate¶

Click Manage to open the Manage Certificate pane for the partner certificate:

The pane contains the following:

• Manage Certificate: A list of available partner certificates. Select an entry to edit or delete one. (The selected entry is not highlighted.)

• Upload: Upload a partner certificate.

  

  • Certificate File: Click to open your system's file browser. Navigate to a certificate file, select it, then select Open.
  • Description: A description for the uploaded partner certificate. (Required.)
  • Password: The password for the partner certificate. (Required.)
  • Close: Close the Upload Certificate pane and return to the Manage Certificate pane.
  • Upload: Upload the certificate.

• Delete: Delete the selected partner certificate.

  Caution

  Certificates are deleted without confirmation.