B2B integration - Snam Rete Gas

Technological enhancements in B2B
integration introduced by the new IT platform
to manage the Commercial Process
Nomination and Balancing
Detail of the activity and planning
San Donato Milanese – Aprile 2014
snamretegas
Agenda
 Objective and scope of the document
 B2B integration: Https protocol Certification
 B2B integration : Communication X12
 Authentication Client/Server HTTPS and certificates
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Objective and scope of the document
Snam Rete Gas has identified a number of technological enhancements in B2B
integrations, to manage the communications refer to the the Nomination process
using X12/GISB protocol.
Refer to the communication of 10 of March (to see pubblication on the istitutional
web site) about:
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The summary of the possible impacts that these enhancements will have on
Shippers (hereinafter UdT)
The timing reference needed to ensure the proper exchange of information via
the B2B X12 protocol.
The objective of this document is to provide a detail than anticipated like
indication for adapting the system, as well as the preliminary activities and its
schedule of reference for using of new system by Shippers.
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B2B integration: HTTPS Protocollo Certification
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In order to ensure an adeguate level of security for the B2B communication, in
Logistica Gas System expected that the X12 feeds will be managed exclusively via
HTTPS in both directions, with autenthication of the sender system (Basic
Autentication) and cryption of sent message.
The impacts to the Shippers can be distinguished by the type of exchanged feed
with Snam Rete Gas, and in particular are classified as follows:
 B2B flow with UdT that implement only X12 850 (Nomination):
 In this case the Shippers to manage the communication to Snam Rete Gas
using the HTTPS protocol with cryption message will have to share to
Snam Rete Gas the pairs of Digital Certificates and Application Keys (UdTSRG; for the Authentication part Snam Rete Gas will provvide the
credentials)
 B2B flow with UdT that also implement messages X12 997 and/or 885
 In this case the Shippers, refer to parameter for the message 850, will give
to Snam Rete Gas an application URL that the Logistica Gas System will
use for the communication back.
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B2B integration: Logic Architeture HTTPS Communications
Sistemi Snam Rete Gas
X12.850
X12.997
Internet
Integration
Layer
Logistica
Gas
X12.855
Security Layer
Legenda
Utente del Trasporto (UdT)
Comunicazioni HTTPS
Sistema UdT
Certificato SRG
Certificato Partner
Messaggi X12
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B2B integration: HTTPS Protocoll Certification – Deadline
• Hereunder a detail of expected activities and their timing reference.
Activity
Description
Planned Date
• List of contact point for
testing activities
Shipper will give to SRG the contacts to run the testing activities
Within mid May 2014
• Availability and
Installation Digital
certificates to load
Availability and Installation of Digital certificates as a prerequisite for run the
connetivity test Udt vs SRG & SRG vs UdT
Within mid May 2014
SRG will provide the access credentials (IP address and port) for X12
communications
• Pubblication of network
parameters and access
credentials on company
web site
In particolar, it is planned that:
• Send network
parameters and access
credentials
The Shippers that implement the system to receive the feed back (997,
855), they will have to give to SRG the parameters required for accessing (IP
address, port, credentials)
Within mid May 2014
• Pubblication of Test
Book on company web
site
We have planned two testing case on the outcomes of messages 997 (ok;
ko) like answer to 850 message sent by Shippers.
Within end May 2014
• Running Test
Connectivity
Running test: After regularized the exchange of certificates for adapting the
criteria of security, will run connectivity test to verify proper authentication of
the Shipper, the correct sending of an nomination and the correct answers of
Snam Rete Gas.
Note.Prerequisite: to start testing you have to complete all previous tasks
• SRG send to all own digital cetificates, asking for the explicit confirmation
to communicate via HTTPS
• In affermative case, SRG will provide some technical information (IP
address, port, …) and the Shipper will give to SRG the informations
requested (see the following requested activities)
Within mid May 2014
Start: first week of June
2014
(elapsed planned 3
weeks)
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B2B integration – X12 Communication : Integration Test (1/2)
• To the Shipper that decide to use the X12 commuication on the new system, is
planned a dedicated phase of Integrational Tests.
• Specifically, the approch to testing provides:
 Census and Registration of the Shippers that run the test;
 Identification a slot time for the test of each Shippers within the period
dedicated to Integrational Test
 Using a collaboration tool useful for testing tracking/defect monitoring with
related communication parameters /login credentials;
 Pubblication of the test book to Shippers
 It provides for the management of the common cases to all Shippers with
indication of the reference database that the Shippers will use to send the
messages ( example the list of meter to input the nomination value )
 The list of meter is common to all Shippers, so no all meter will have
capacity booking to Shipper
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B2B integration – X12 Comunication : Integration Test (2/2)
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Hereunder a detail of expected activities .
Activities
• Communication on the new
code 855 on the company
web site
• Census and Registration
• Communication on running
test on the company web site
Description
Planned Date
SRG will inform the Shippers the new encodings introduced to
manage the output of the new semantic checks
Census and Registration of the Shippers that run the test
SRG will inform the Shipper slot time for integration test
For each Shipper the slot time is 3-5 day to test [range varies in
function of type of implementated message by Shipper and then
tested; specificaly Message 850the nomination rather than receiving
response message (997, 855)]
Note: for nework parameterrs and access credentials the Shippers
have to refer to information to connectivity test
• Communication on the
access to collaboration tool
on the company web site
SRG will inform the Shippers the parameters / access credentials to
collaboration tool
• Pubblication of the Test
Book on the company web
site
We have planned one-two testing case on semantic check in function
of the two outcomes of messages (ok; ko) like answer to 850
message sent by Shippers.
• Run Integration Test
Run Test between SRG and the Shippers
Soon available
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Authentication Client/Server
HTTPS and certificates
SNAM RETE GAS
WAN
HTTPS
LAN
FIREWALL: è un componente
passivo di difesa perimetrale di
una rete informatica, che può
anche svolgere funzioni di
collegamento tra due o più
tronconi di rete, garantendo
dunque una protezione in termini
di sicurezza informatica della
rete stessa.
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH
HTTPS
HTTPS
Internet
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH
HTTPS: In telecomunicazioni e
informatica HyperText Transfer
Protocol over Secure Socket
Layer (HTTPS)
F
W
HTTPS
Logistica
Gas
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH: L'autenticazione BA non prevede protezione per le credenziali trasmesse.
Esse vengono codificate con base 64 ma non criptate o crittografate con hash.
È solitamente utilizzata in HTTPS.
Authenticaion Server/Server
HTTPS and certificates (server answer to Shippers)
SNAM RETE GAS
UdT
HTTP_BASIC_AUTH
NLG
HTTPS
Integration
Layer
FW
Server key store
Client trust store
NLG
Contacts
Please contact [email protected] if you require any further
clarification.
To ensure the take-over of your request please write in the object field of mail :
«LG – Richieste di informazione – LG Information request».
Thanks for your attention
Only for consultation - not binding
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