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ebCore Agreement Update Specification v1.0 published by the OASIS ebXML Core (ebCore) TC

OASIS is pleased to announce the approval and publication of a new Committee Specification by the members of the OASIS ebXML Core (ebCore) TC[1]:

ebCore Agreement Update Specification Version 1.0
Committee Specification 01
18 September 2016

What is ebCore Agreement and why is it important?

The ebCore Agreement Update specification defines message exchanges and an XML schema to support the exchange of messaging service communication agreement update requests and the associated responses to such requests.

The schema offers extensibility for various types of updates. The main initial application of the specification is the exchange of X.509 certificates for certificate rollover, for which a separate extension schema is provided.

The specification is based on the concept of messaging service communication agreements and the creation of new agreements as independently identified updated copies of existing agreements. The specification also provides an Agreement Termination feature. The specification supports ebMS2, ebMS3 and AS4 but can also be used with other protocols that have a concept of communication agreement. The specification is independent of storage or interchange formats for configuration information.

This is a final deliverable. Completed and approved by the TC, this OASIS Committee Specification is fully ready for implementation. If submitted for further ratification as an OASIS Standard, its content will not change.

About the TC:

The ebXML Core TC maintains ebXML specifications transitioned from other Technical Committees. TCs eligible for maintenance by the ebXML Core TC are ebXML Messaging, ebXML CPPA, ebXML ebBP, ebXML IIC, and ebXML RegRep. The ebXML Core TC manages clarifications, modifications, and enhancements for the specifications through the OASIS standards process.

URIs:

The prose specifications and related files are available here:

Editable source (Authoritative):
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/ebcore-au-v1.0-cs01.odt

HTML:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/ebcore-au-v1.0-cs01.html

PDF:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/ebcore-au-v1.0-cs01.pdf

Agreement Update XML schema:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/schema/ebcore-au-v1.0.xsd

Certificate Update XML schema:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/schema/ebcore-cu-v1.0.xsd

Schema data dictionaries:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/documentation/

XML Signature 1.1 schema driver:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/schema/xmldsig1-schema.xsd

XML document samples:
http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/samples/

Distribution ZIP file

For your convenience, OASIS provides a complete package of the prose specification and related files in a ZIP distribution file. You can download the ZIP file here:

http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/cs01/ebcore-au-v1.0-cs01.zip

Members of the ebCore TC approved this specification by Special Majority Vote. The specification had been released for public review as required by the TC Process [2]. The vote to approve as a Committee Specification passed [3], and the document is now available online in the OASIS Library as referenced above.

Our congratulations to the TC on achieving this milestone and our thanks to the reviewers who provided feedback on the specification drafts to help improve the quality of the work.

========== Additional references:

[1] OASIS ebXML Core (ebCore) TC
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ebcore/

[2] Public reviews:
– 30-day public review, 10 November 2015: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201511/msg00003.html
– Comment resolution log: http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/csprd01/ebcore-au-v1.0-csprd01-comment-resolution-log.xls

– 15-day public review, 04 July 2016: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/201607/msg00000.html
– Comment resolution log: http://docs.oasis-open.org/ebcore/ebcore-au/v1.0/csprd02/ebcore-au-v1.0-csprd02-comment-resolution-log.txt

[3] Approval ballot:
https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=2975