RFC 2935 (rfc2935) - Page 1 of 8


Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) HTTP Supplement



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Network Working Group                                         D. Eastlake
Request for Comments: 2935                                       Motorola
Category: Standards Track                                        C. Smith
                                                     Royal Bank of Canada
                                                           September 2000


         Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) HTTP Supplement

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) messages will be carried as
   Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents.  As such, the goal of
   mapping to the transport layer is to ensure that the underlying XML
   documents are carried successfully between the various parties.

   This document describes that mapping for the Hyper Text Transport
   Protocol (HTTP), Versions 1.0 and 1.1.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction................................................... 2
   2.  HTTP Servers and Clients....................................... 2
   3.  HTTP Net Locations............................................. 2
   4.  Consumer Clients............................................... 2
   4.1 Starting the IOTP Client and the Merchant IOTP Server.......... 3
   4.2 Ongoing IOTP Messages.......................................... 3
   4.3 Stopping an IOTP Transaction................................... 4
   5.  Starting the Payment handler and Deliverer IOTP Servers........ 5
   6.  Security Considerations........................................ 5
   7.  IANA Considerations............................................ 5
   8.  References..................................................... 6
   9.  Authors' Addresses............................................. 7
   10. Full Copyright Statement....................................... 9





Eastlake & Smith            Standards Track