1. CEF eDelivery PEPPOL AS2 to AS4 migration info session
21 August 2018

2. Agenda Introduction to CEF eDelivery (10 mins)
eDelivery AS4 profile and its relation to the PEPPOL AS4 profile (10 mins)
CEF eDelivery Conformance testing service (15 mins)
Grants available from INEA (5 mins)

3. Introduction to CEF eDelivery

4. The CEF building blocks are funded by the Connecting Europe Facility
CEF Regulation
The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) is a regulation that defines how the Commission can finance support for the establishment of trans-European networks to reinforce an interconnected Europe.
TRANSPORT
€26.25bn
CEF Digital
Building blocks & Digital Service Infrastructures
€970 M *
CEF Telecom Guidelines
The CEF Telecom guidelines cover the specific objectives and priorities as well as eligibility criteria for funding of broadband networks and Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs).
TELECOM
(DG CNECT)
ENERGY
€5.85bn
CEF Work Programmes
Translates the CEF Telecom Guidelines in general objectives and actions planned on a yearly basis.
Broadband
€170 M
* M Juncker Package

5. Justice, home affairs and
CEF is a funding instrument that will contribute to the completion of the European Digital Single Market
Justice, home affairs and
citizens' rights
Science and
Technology
Business
Employment and
Social Rights 1
Funds Commission projects to digitise key sectors under the condition that they use CEF building blocks
eJustice Portal
ODR
Open Data
BRIS
EESSI
etc.
IDENTIFY with
eID
SIGN with
eSignature
EXCHANGE with
eDelivery
TRANSLATE with
eTranslation
INVOICE with
eInvoicing 2 3
Typically 'deployment' projects at national level
(up to 75% of eligible cost)
Funds Member States to participate in the sectorial projects
Funds the use of building blocks in these sectors by the Commission and in the Member States

6. The CEF building blocks were developed by the Member States through pilots and most are supported by legislation such as eIDAS
Top Down
EU Law
eIDAS Regulation | eInvoicing Directive
IDENTIFY with
eID
SIGN with
eSignature
EXCHANGE with
eDelivery
TRANSLATE with
eTranslation
INVOICE with
eInvoicing
Bottom Up
MS Large Scale Pilots
Large Scale Pilots (PEPPOL, STORK, etc.)
FOR THE MS, BY THE MS

7. The eDelivery Use-Case
DOMAIN-NEUTRAL
USE CASE
ORIGINAL SENDER
FINAL RECIPIENT
internet
Consumer Protection
Procurement
Justice
Examples of DOMAIN-SPECIFIC USE CASES
Complaints
Invoices
Claims
Exchange of complaints
Exchange of invoices
Exchange of claims

8. Read all the Connecting Europe success stories on CEF Digital*
Read all the Connecting Europe success stories on CEF Digital
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9. eDelivery AS4 profile and its relation to the PEPPOL AS4 profile

10. Technical specifications of eDelivery
Available
for free
Supported by multiple programming languages
Independent from any specific vendor products
Supported by (Open Source and Commercial) solutions that can be purchased in a competitive environment 11

11. eDelivery AS4 profile and PEPPOL AS4 profile
The eDelivery AS4 profile is:
Business neutral: can be used in any business domain to send any type of message
Modular: a common core and several optional modules allow business domains to choose only the modules they need in their context

12. eDelivery AS4 profile and PEPPOL AS4 profile
The PEPPOL AS4 profile is an instantiation of the eDelivery AS4 profile:
It uses the eDelivery AS4 common core
It uses several eDelivery AS4 optional modules
Four Corner module
SBDH module
Dynamic sender and dynamic receiver module
It makes some restrictions and defines some business specific details
E.g. specific value for some elements

13. Why AS4 General benefits eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits

14. Why AS4 OASIS Standard, actively supported
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
OASIS Standard, actively supported
On track to become an ISO standard
Specification freely available from the Internet
No known IPR issues, anyone can implement or use it

15. Why AS4 Ability to carry payloads of any type (XML, binary, JSON etc.)
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Ability to carry payloads of any type (XML, binary, JSON etc.)
Ability to carry any number of payloads (e.g. one XML payload and a second PDF payload)
Built-in payload compression (reduces message size and can speed up transmission of large documents on slow networks)
No a priori theoretical size limits

16. Why AS4
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Standard headers for party and service identification (supports routing and addressing)
Standard headers for message identification and correlation
Supports one way (notification) and two way (request-response) message exchanges
Supports message conversation identification
Arbitrary custom message properties (can help automate processes)
Arbitrary custom part properties (can help automate processes)
Supports service-oriented and document- oriented data exchanges

17. Why AS4 Multiple security options supported
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Multiple security options supported
Integrity Protection and Non- Repudiation of Origin (WS-Security and XML Signature)
Confidentiality (WS-Security and XML Encryption; TLS)
Non-Repudiation of Receipt (AS4 non- repudiation receipts)
Authorization (partner management, processing modes)

18. Why AS4
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Built-in retry mechanism (“at least once”), provides robust recovery from temporary system or network failures
Built-in duplication elimination (“at most once”)
Details configurable (e.g. number of retries, intervals) for parties or services

19. Why AS4
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Built on state of the art XML, Web Services, Web/Internet technologies and standards
Multiple supported closed source implementations available, production proven
Multiple supported open source implementations available, production proven
Cloud and on-premise deployments
Programming language independent (known implementations in Java, .NET, C and Perl)

20. Why AS4
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Feature set can be configured using parameters (rather than programming)
Partners and services can be configured using parameters

21. Why AS4
Preconfigured profile, fixes values for many configuration parameters (simplifies configuration, obviates need for specialist AS4 consultants)
Specification and feature set based on input from, and thoroughly reviewed by, industry experts
Validated for real-life production use in multiple domains
Multi-layer redundant security (TLS and message- level)
Selection of state-of-the-art security algorithms, reviewed by information security experts from EU ENISA agency, deemed sufficient for near term (at least ten years) future systems use (obviates need for specialist security consultants)
Multiple confirmed conformant implementations (offers users competitive choice)
Sizeable ecosystem of (prospective) users for solution providers (incentives implementations)
CEF Conformance Testing Service available for implementers (avoids problems of incompatible or untested products)
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits

22. Why AS4
General benefits
eDelivery AS4 Profile Specific Benefits
Specifications
Payloads
Message metadata
Security
Reliable messaging
Implementation
Configuration
eDelivery AS4 comparative Benefits
Specification does not originate from a particular Member State (known to hamper acceptance in other Member States and by industry)
State of the art, still early in its lifecycle (so no short or medium term need to migrate to newer technology because the technology is near its end of life)
A big step up in security for most users
Single technology capable of supporting both batch and interactive exchanges
Single technology capable of both document-oriented and service-oriented exchanges
No need for payload wrappers when transporting multiple payloads in a single message

23. CEF eDelivery Conformance testing service

24. CEF eDelivery Service offering
SOFTWARE
OPERATIONS SERVICES
STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Sample software maintained by the EC (with documentation)
Managed services
Testing services
Supporting services
Onboarding services (for stakeholders)
Community management services
Access Point (AP)
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Connectivity testing
Training & Deployment
Self-assessment tool (reuse approach)
Developers Community
Service Metadata Publisher (SMP)
Service Metadata Locator (SML)
Service Desk
Onboarding of new stakeholders
Service Metadata Locator (SML)
Conformance testing
(example) TECHNICAL SPECS OF EU-WIDE INITIATIVES
STANDARDS OF ESOs
Available
Coming soon
Access point specifications
SMP specifications
SML specifications
Security control guidance
Connector specification
Service offering Description (SoD)
All services are described in an SoD describing its purpose, the users for which it is for, its benefits and the process to obtain it
Service Level Arrangements (SLA)
Documents that describe Service Level Targets to be reached when delivering Building Block Services.
eLearning, videos, success stories
Some services feature multimedia such as eLearnings, instructional videos or success stories to help grasp what the service is about
CEF Digital platform
CEF eDelivery service offering, and more about the building block, can be found online
CEF Digital >

25. Operations services / Testing service Conformance testing
Back to Service offering >
OBJECTIVE OF THE SERVICE
USERS
Verify that an implementation of the CEF eDelivery Access Point and SMP specifications, a software package either commercial or Open Source, conforms to the specifications of the CEF eDelivery Access Point.
The following specifications are tested within the scope of this service:
eDelivery AS4 Profile
eDelivery SMP Profile
The CEF eDelivery Team provides ready to use test cases, a testing platform, and supports the users of the CEF eDelivery Conformance Testing service during the entire testing process.
Software Providers
Service Providers
STATUS
Service
Documentation
More info
CEF Digital >
BENEFITS
Confirm and assure your users/customers that your software package or implementation of the CEF eDelivery Access Point conforms to the CEF eDelivery specifications
Testing anywhere at anytime
Testing supported by professional staff of the European Commission
Get started
Contact us >

26. Benefits of CEF eDelivery Conformance Testing
Get assurance that a software package is conform the CEF eDelivery specifications
Supporting tools developed and proofed in the context of the e-SENS project
Testing supported by eDelivery team
Quick testing cycle with reduced cost and time
Testing anywhere at anytime
Tests are fully domain-neutral
Ready to use test cases and test platform
Benefits of CEF eDelivery Conformance Testing

27. From specifications to test cases

28. Sample AS4 test case
The requirements are used as input to create Test Assertions

29. Sample AS4 test case
The Test Assertions are implemented as Test Cases on the Test Platform

30. Sample AS4 test case
The Test Cases are written in MTDL (Minder Test Definition Language), based on Scala.

31. Conformance Testing process

32. Conformance Testing process

33. Conformance Testing process

34. Conformance Testing process

35. Conformance Testing process

36. Conformance Testing process
Test reports are automatically produced from the test platform and signed by the CEF eDelivery team

37. What does Conformance Testing not cover?
Conformance testing is complementary to:
Functional testing
Connectivity testing
Interoperability testing
Load testing
Vulnerability testing

38. Vendors - Take action and become conformant
Get additional Quality Assurance for your product
Increase your chances for successfully communicating with other implementations
Get brand and product visibility by being present on the list of conformant implementations
Be ready for call for grants that require an implementation to be conformant
The service is provided for free
Assistance is available during the entire process
Benefits of being conformant to the CEF eDelivery specifications
Vendor perspective

39. Clients - Take action and require vendors to become conformant
Get a clear view on the capabilities of the solution you are buying
Reduce the risk of buying a solution that is not interoperable with other implementations
Prevent spending time and money on debugging AS4 related issues in production
Benefits of being conformant to the CEF eDelivery specifications
Client perspective

40. eDelivery AS4 conformant solutions
More information on CEF Digital
Conformant Solutions >
DOMIBUS
FLAME
HOLODECK
IBM
LAURENTIUS
MENDELSON
RSSBus
iFenix
Axway
EESSI AS4.NET
eefacta Server
Bizbrains Link
Navitasoft
Edicom ASx Server
ADES
Integration cloud
Conformant
Ongoing

41. Grants available from INEA

42. INEA Grants What is covered?
Deploying access points and/or operating access points for one year.
Deploying SMPs and/or operating SMPs for one year.
Upgrade of data exchange solutions (Commercial Off-the-Shelf, Open- Source Software and other) to support (and therefore fully comply with), the CEF eDelivery standards (which can also cover interoperability testing with new or existing conformant solutions). 43