509 certi?¬?cate pro?¬?le de?¬?ned in the EPCglobal Certi?¬?cate Pro?¬?le
(EPCglobal, 2006e).
Two XML Schemas de?¬?ne a standard electronic pedigree format:
. A standard electronic envelope format that can be used by supply chain partners
to package multiple pedigree documents for exchange
. A standard electronic pedigree response format that can be used by supply chain
partners to respond to each pedigree transmitted
A high level, simpli?¬?ed pedigree process involves the creation of the pedigree, adding
information to pedigree, certifying (digitally signing) the pedigree, sending pedigrees for
products in shipment to customer, receiving the pedigrees, electronically authenticating
each pedigree (including manually authenticating transactions that were not electronic),
verifying products received against authenticated pedigrees, certifying the pedigree for
receipt and authentication.
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2.14 EPCIS Discovery
At the time of writing, the role and function of the EPCIS Discovery had not been de?¬?ned.
It is a placeholder for an architecture that provides a means to locate all EPCIS services that
may have information about a speci?¬?c EPC.
2.15 Subscriber Authentication
At the time of writing, the role and function of the Subscriber Authentication had not been
de?¬?ned. Functionality envisaged is the need to authenticate the identity of an EPCglobal
Subscriber, by providing credentials so that one EPCglobal Subscriber may authenticate
itself to other EPCglobal Subscribers, without prior arrangement.
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