RE: Trading Partner Logical Identification based on EDIFA

[mwsachs@us.ibm.com]

I agree, but let's be careful with the word "transport".  Some security
functions are the responsibility of the transport implementation (e.g.
SSL), and some are probably the responsibility of the messaging service.
As I have noted in other contexts, the messaging service needs to be aware
of what's going on in the transport function.

Regards,
Marty

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Dick Brooks <dick@8760.com> on 08/21/2000 11:47:27 PM

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To:   Nicholas Kassem <Nick.Kassem@eng.sun.com>, Farrukh Najmi
      <Farrukh.Najmi@east.sun.com>
cc:   "ebXML Transport (E-mail)" <ebxml-transport@lists.ebxml.org>
Subject:  RE: Trading Partner Logical Identification based on EDIFA



Nick,

>
> Here is how I would characterize your list. Again IMO.
>
> >- Successfully passed authentication/access control
>
> Are you referring to, how two peer ebXML transport providers mutually
> authenticate or are you referring to how a Business Process establishes
> its' identity to a local ebXML transport provider? I believe the
> latter is
> a private matter and out of scope. I'm not sure whether we will
> tackle the
> latter in ebXML. Thoughts ?

What I'm referring to is the specific transport level "security mechanisms"
the messaging service needs to interface with, for example SSL, and Realm
Security (basic auth) with regard to HTTP. In the case of FTP it's
username/password. The transport must be capable of dealing with these
security mechanisms because they can prevent transport from occurring.



Dick Brooks
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