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Integration MondayAn intro to AS4, the successor of AS2.
Nice to meet youGlenn COLPAERTIntegration ConsultantIntegration MVP
Toon VANHOUTTEIntegration ArchitectOASIS ebXML Committee Member
[email protected]+32 477 774 304@GlennColpaert
[email protected]+32 479 905 115@ToonVanhoutte
Goal of this sessionCreate awareness on AS4 within the Microsoft integration community
and demonstrate interoperability of AS4 with the Microsoft stack.
On the menu!
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AS4 Introduction
Existing AS4 projects
The AS4 Internals
AS2 Comparison
AS4 Vendor Overview
Prepared by: &
Hot and spicy demos
What is AS4?
AS4 Introduction
What is AS4?➔ AS4 defines a standardized, secure and
reliable exchange of messages, containing one or multiple payloads.
MessagingOASIS Standard WS-Security Reliability Payloads
History of AS4
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Originating from ebXML Messaging Services
2002ebMS 2.0
2007ebMS 3.0
Core Specifications
2011ebMS 3.0
Advanced Features
2013AS4 Profile
of ebMS 3.0
ebMS 3.0
AS2
Just enough design
Where is AS4 used?
Existing AS4 projects
Adoption of AS4
AustraliaSuperstream
Pensions
EuropeeSENS e-Delivery
Public Sector
EuropeEESSI
Social Security
EuropeENTSOG
Gas Industry
JapanJEITA
Electronics & IT
World WideIATA
Airlines
Member State Member State
EESSIElectronic Exchange of Social Security
Information
Access Point
Access Point
Institution
Institution
Over 10.000 social security institutions from 32 Member States across Europe exchanging electronic information via more than 50
Access Points, using the secure and reliable AS4 messaging protocol.
Access Points are powered by Microsoft BizTalk Server
How does AS4 work?
The AS4 Internals
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AS4 Messaging Model
Sending Party
Business Applicatio
nProducer
Sending MSH
Submit
Notify
Receiving Party
Receiving MSH
Business Applicatio
nConsumer
Deliver
Notify
Send Receive
MSH = Messaging Service Handler
Implementation Specific
Implementation Specific
AS4 Communication
Demo Scenario
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Jamie Oliver Inc.
FILE SystemProducer
SendingMSH
Submit
Notify
Gordon Ramsay Food Service
Receiving MSH
FILE SystemConsumer
Deliver
Notify
Send Receive
➔ Microsoft Integration Platform➔ .NET Based➔ Does not support AS4 ootb
➔ Open Source B2B Software➔ Java Based➔ Supports AS4 ootb
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AS4 Messaging Model
Sending Party
Business Applicatio
nProducer
Sending MSH
Submit
Notify
Receiving Party
Receiving MSH
Business Applicatio
nConsumer
Deliver
P-Mode
User Message
Receipt / Error
GeneralProtocolBusinessInfo
ErrorHandlingReliability
Security
AS4 Message Exchange Patterns• One-Way/Push • One-Way/Pull
Sending MSHInitiator
ReceivingMSH
Responder
Sending MSH
Responder
ReceivingMSHInitiator
UserMessage
UserMessage
PullRequest
AS4 Message Packaging
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SOAP with Attachments➔ SOAP Header
➔ UserMessage➔ SignalMessage (Receipt/Error/PullRequest)➔ WS-Security Headers
➔ SOAP Body➔ XML Payloads only
➔ SOAP Attachments (MIME)➔ Any Payload➔ GZIP compression possible
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AS4 Message Packaging
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SOAP with Attachments➔ SOAP Header
➔ UserMessage➔ SignalMessage (Receipt/Error/PullRequest)➔ WS-Security Headers
➔ SOAP Body➔ XML Payloads only
➔ SOAP Attachments (MIME)➔ Any Payload➔ GZIP compression possible
AS4 Message
SOAP HeaderUserMessage
From: SenderTo: Receiver
SOAP Body
XML Payload
SOAP Attachments
Any Payload (MIME)
Any Payload (MIME)
REF
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AS4 Error HandlingSending
MSHReceivin
gMSH
UserMessageMessageId = A
ErrorRefToMessageId = A
Standard errors cover:➔ ebMS Processing➔ Security➔ Reliability
P-Mode Configuration:➔ Sync or Async Error➔ Notify consumer/producer
Notify Notify
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AS4 Reliability
Once-and-only-once delivery➔ Receipt ACKs good processing at receiving MSH
Sending MSH
➔ Reception Awareness➔ Message Retry
ReceivingMSH
➔ Duplicate Detection➔ Duplicate Elimination
P-Mode
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AS4 SecuritySigning of UserMessage
AS4 Message
SOAP HeaderUserMessage
From: SenderTo: Receiver
SOAP Body
XML Payload
SOAP Attachments
Any Payload (MIME)
Any Payload (MIME)
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WS-S➔ Non Repudiation of
Origin➔ Detached WS-
Security Signature➔ In SOAP Header➔ Including hashes of:
• UserMessage• SOAP Body• SOAP Attachments
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AS4 SecuritySigning of Receipt
WS-S
➔ Non Repudiation of Receipt
➔ NRR Receipt Format➔ Signed by the receiver➔ Including hashes of:
• UserMessage• SOAP Body• SOAP Attachments
AS4 Message
SOAP HeaderReceipt
Non RepudiationInformation
HASH of UserMessageHASH of SOAP Body
HASH of SOAP Attachments
AS4 Message
SOAP HeaderUserMessage
From: SenderTo: Receiver
SOAP Body
XML Payload
SOAP Attachments
Any Payload (MIME)
Any Payload (MIME)
HASH
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AS4 SecurityEncryption – Data Confidentiality
➔ Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS)➔ Secure communication channel
➔ WS-Security Encryption➔ Message encryption of:
• SOAP Body• SOAP Attachments
AS4 Message
SOAP HeaderUserMessage
From: SenderTo: Receiver
SOAP Body
XML Payload
SOAP Attachments
Any Payload (MIME)
Any Payload (MIME)
What about AS2?
AS2 Comparison
AS2 vs AS4
➔ Payload agnostic➔ Payload compression➔ Signing & Encryption➔ Non-Repudiation of Origin➔ Non-Repudiation of Receipt
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Common Characteristics
AS2 AS4
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AS2 vs AS4Technology Differences
AS2 AS4➔ MIME➔ S/MIME➔ MDN
➔ SwA➔ WS-Security➔ Receipt
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AS2 vs AS4AS4 Differentiators
AS4
➔ Support for multiple payloads➔ Support for native web services➔ Support for pulling➔ Support for lightweight
client implementations➔ Support for modern crypto algorithms➔ Support for more authentication types
Who supports AS4?
AS4 Vendor Overview
Software Vendors supporting AS4
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Holodeck B2B
Flame
IBM
Domibus
Seeburger AG
Software AG
Tibco
Oracle
OBAN
➔ Unfortunately no Microsoft based solutions yet
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Codit AS4 Approach
.NET AS4 Library
IntegrationCloud
BizTalk Adapter
App Service Connector
Standalone Application
ConclusionAS4 is definitely coming your way if you are into B2B messaging.Thanks to its extensibility, Microsoft is interoperable with AS4.
Keep in touch
[email protected]+32 477 774 304@GlennColpaert
[email protected]+32 479 905 115@ToonVanhoutte
Blog post series “AS4 for Dummies” soon on:d
www.codit.eu/blog