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Internet Open Trading Protocol - IOTP Version 1
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Network Working Group D. Burdett
Request for Comments: 2801 Commerce One
Category: Informational April 2000
Internet Open Trading Protocol - IOTP
Version 1.0
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
The Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) provides an interoperable
framework for Internet commerce. It is payment system independent and
encapsulates payment systems such as SET, Secure Channel
Credit/Debit, Mondex, CyberCoin, GeldKarte, etc. IOTP is able to
handle cases where such merchant roles as the shopping site, the
Payment Handler, the Delivery Handler of goods or services, and the
provider of customer support are performed by different parties or by
one party.
Table of Contents
1. Background .....................................................7
1.1 Commerce on the Internet, a Different Model .................7
1.2 Benefits of IOTP ............................................9
1.3 Baseline IOTP ..............................................10
1.4 Objectives of Document .....................................10
1.5 Scope of Document ..........................................11
1.6 Document Structure .........................................11
1.7 Intended Readership ........................................13
1.7.1 Reading Guidelines ...................................13
2. Introduction ..................................................14
2.1 Trading Roles ..............................................16
2.2 Trading Exchanges ..........................................18
2.2.1 Offer Exchange .......................................19
2.2.2 Payment Exchange .....................................21
2.2.3 Delivery Exchange ....................................24
2.2.4 Authentication Exchange ..............................26
2.3 Scope of Baseline IOTP .....................................28
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