What Is EDIINT?
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:
EDIINT AS1 (EDIINT Applicability Statement 1), which uses SMTP (e-mail) to transport documents
EDIINT AS2 (EDIINT Applicability Statement 2), which uses HTTP (or HTTP/S) to transport documents
EDIINT AS3 (EDIINT Applicability Statement 3), which uses FTPS (FTP over SSL) to transport documents
All versions support digital signatures, encryption, and signed receipts.