EDIINT stands for “Electronic Data Interchange-Internet Integration,” or “EDI over the Internet.” The EDIINT standard, defined by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), is a protocol that specifies how to exchange business documents, such as EDI and XML, over the Internet in a secure, reliable, non-reputable way. It does not specify how to validate or process the business documents that are transported.

There are three versions of the EDIINT standard:

All versions support digital signatures, encryption, and signed receipts.