USH Security header

To specify a security mechanism applied to a EDIFACT structure (i.e.: either message/package, group or interchange).

Position: 010 · Element: 0501 · Name: Security service, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Specification of the security service applied.

Position: 020 · Element: 0534 · Name: Security reference number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 14 · Repeat: 1

Unique reference number assigned by the security originator to a pair of security header and security trailer groups.

The value shall be arbitrarily assigned, but the same value shall not be used more than once within the same EDIFACT structure, I.e. interchange, group, message or package.

Position: 030 · Element: 0541 · Name: Scope of security application, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Specification of the scope of application of the security service defined in the security header.

It defines the data that have to be taken into account by the related cryptographic process.

Position: 040 · Element: 0503 · Name: Response type, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Specification of the type of response expected from the recipient.

Position: 050 · Element: 0505 · Name: Filter function, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Identification of the filtering function used to reversibly map any bit pattern on to a restricted character set.

Position: 060 · Element: 0507 · Name: Original character set encoding, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Identification of the character set in which the secured EDIFACT structure was encoded when security mechanisms were applied.

Position: 070 · Element: 0509 · Name: Role of security provider, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: 1

Identification of the role of the security provider in relation to the secured item.

080 S500 Security identification details Composite (composite) Conditional 2

Position: 010 · Element: 0577 · Name: Security party qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identification of the role of the security party.

Position: 020 · Element: 0538 · Name: Key name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Name used to establish a key relationship between the parties.

Position: 030 · Element: 0511 · Name: Security party identification · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 512 · Repeat: -

Identification of a party involved in the security process, according to a defined registry of security parties.

Position: 040 · Element: 0513 · Name: Security party code list qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identification of the type of identification used to register the security parties.

Position: 050 · Element: 0515 · Name: Security party code list responsible agency, coded · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Identification of the agency in charge of registration of the security parties.

Position: 060 · Element: 0586 · Name: Security party name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Name of the security party.

Position: 070 · Element: 0586 · Name: Security party name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Name of the security party.

Position: 080 · Element: 0586 · Name: Security party name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: -

Name of the security party.

Position: 090 · Element: 0520 · Name: Security sequence number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 35 · Repeat: 1

Sequence number assigned to the EDIFACT structure to which security is applied.

This sequence number is security related and may differ from the identification of the EDIFACT structure that may appear elsewhere. It may be used when sequence integrity is required.

100 S501 Security date and time Composite (composite) Conditional 1

Position: 010 · Element: 0517 · Name: Date and time qualifier · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Specification of the type of date and time.

Position: 020 · Element: 0338 · Name: Event date · Type: Numeric (N) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 8 · Repeat: -

Date of event.

Format is YYMMDD or CCYYMMDD.

Position: 030 · Element: 0314 · Name: Event time · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 15 · Repeat: -

Time of event.

Format is HHMMSS ... with up to 9 more digits of precision. A 'Z' as the last character indicates UTC time. (ISO 8601)

Position: 040 · Element: 0336 · Name: Time offset · Type: Numeric (N) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 4 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

UTC (Universal Co-ordinated Time) offset from event time.

Format is HHMM. Shall be prefixed with '-' for negative offsets. (ISO 8601)