EDI Security

Activities on this topic focus in security services provision in UN/EDIFACT messages. A member of the groupo is also an active mnember of the UN/EDIFACT Security Joint Working Group (SJWG). This group is in charge of the standardisation of UN/EDIFACT structures and messages to implant security services in UN/EDIFACT systems. Relevant aspects of EDI security are public key infrastructure in EDIFACT, certification, Interactive EDI security, etc. Our most important contributions are:

• Juan C. Cruellas. Attribute Certificates and Certificate Extensions, 1995. SJWG internal working document.

• Juan C. Cruellas and Isabel Gallego. Delegation Protocols in Distributed Systems, 1995. SJWG internal working document.

• Juan C. Cruellas and Montse Rubia. Examples of the use of AUTACK message, 1996. Annex of the EDIFACT CD-9735 part 6 to be proposed as ISO CD.

• Juan C. Cruellas and Montse Rubia. EDI Security Structures and X.500 Use, 1996. Contribution to documents on guidance to use of X.500 directories by EDI users. EWOS/EG.