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B2B Advanced Communications

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Request support for SHA224 hashes to cover entire SHA-2 suite

B2B Advanced Communications currently only supports the following options for digest hash function and signature hash function: MD5 SHA1 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512 The SHA-2 family of hashes specifies support for the following set of hash algorithms: SH...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Planned for future release

Should be able to import ED25519 format remote SFTP host keys

This functionality would allow B2B Integrator to manage SFTP file transfer activities with trading partners who are using ED25519 format remote host keys.
about 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 7 Planned for future release

Require MEIG to perform certificate matching on unique values

In a scenario where multiple CA certificates having the same value for the DN Subject parameter exist in the database, MEIG can retrieve the wrong CA certificate and cause a valid Trading Partner certificate to incorrectly be interpreted as invali...
about 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Planned for future release

Extend the REST API Client Service to allow for Bearer Token as an authorization method

When connecting to the PayPal REST API's for invoicing they require Bearer Token authorization. The token is retrieved from an API that uses Basic authentication.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Planned for future release

Redeliver undelivered messages that are NOT covered by the Retry Policy mechanism

Experience operating a B2B Advanced Communications/ IBM MQ / Sterling Business Integrator ebms AS4 gateway has shown that there are many ways in which outbound messages can fail. Relatively few of these are covered by the Retry policy mechanism bu...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Planned for future release

Support for TLS encryption to four MEIG databases

Precision Administration is an approved Gateway Operator. Consequently we are bound by the security requirements of our governance body - the GNGB - https://www.gngb.com.au/ The GNGB published their Information Security Requirements which includes...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 0 Planned for future release