AS2 (Applicability Statement 2) is the draft specification standard by which vendor applications communicate EDI or other business-to-business data (such as XML) over the Internet using HTTP, a standard used by the World Wide Web. AS2 provides security for the transport payload through digital signatures and data encryption and ensures reliable, non-repudiable delivery through the use of receipts. Many AS2 applications provide data compression, but this is not an actual part of the specification. AS2 only specifies how to create a connection and transport data, not how to validate or process data. It is widely used in numerous supply chains, specifically in retail and Hardlines. The AS2 specification was developed as part of the IETF EDIINT Work Group.
For more information on the AS2 standard, please refer to:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4130.txt
Optional Profiles for AS2: AS2 Optional Profiles are additional functionality requested by various industry associations and end users. Participation in Optional Profiles is strictly voluntary as software companies enrolled in AS2 interoperability testing are NOT required to undergo any of the Optional Profiles testing. Those software products with version which have undergone Optional Profiles are noted on the AS2 Interoperability products listings page
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Links for more information on AS2:
Electronic Data Interchange-Internet Integration (ediint)
Additional information for retailers and supply chains on how to utilize AS2>
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