CSM Cryptographic Service Message Header

To indicate the beginning of a Cryptographic Service Message (CSM) Transaction Set and to provide both the class or type of the CSM and the cryptographic end parties to the transaction

Position: CSM-01 · Element: 987 · Name: Cryptographic Service Message (CSM) Message Class Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 3 · Max: 4 · Repeat: -

Message class (MCL).

Position: CSM-02 · Element: 824 · Name: Security Originator Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 16 · Repeat: -

Unique designation (identity) of the cryptographic entity that performs authentication or encryption on data to be interchanged, or originates a cryptographic service message. No mechanism, or registration method is provided by X9 or X12 to guarantee uniqueness of the identifier.

Position: CSM-03 · Element: 825 · Name: Security Recipient Name · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Mandatory · Min: 4 · Max: 16 · Repeat: -

Unique designation (identity) of the cryptographic entity that performs authentication or decryption on received data or is the destination of a cryptographic service message. No mechanism, or registration method, is provided by X9 or X12 to guarantee the uniqueness of the identifier.