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INTERNET EDI SERVER

Explore how the University of Texas at Austin's EDI Server enables secure transmission of academic transcripts via Internet technologies like FTP and email. Learn about SPEEDE/ExPRESS, registration process, security measures, and recent activity updates.

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INTERNET EDI SERVER

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  1. INTERNET EDI SERVER Bruce Marton Sr. Systems Analyst The University of Texas at Austin

  2. OUTLINE • I. WHY the EDI Server was created • II. SPEEDE/ExPRESS Overview • III. WHO can use it • IV. HOW to Register • V. Security on the EDI Server • VI. Update on recent activity • VII. Q&A

  3. Why build the EDI Server • Simple yet secure way to send SPEEDE/ ExPRESS transcripts via the Internet • How to transport • FTP • Email with attachments • Value Added Network

  4. SPEEDE/ExPRESS • Student Academic Record (Transcript) • PostSecondary • High School • Were using the TXETN • Launched the EDI Server in 1995

  5. Technologies to Support • FTP • SMTP with MIME • Encryption (PGP) or ‘in the clear’

  6. Constiuencies • Low Tech • Paper-based systems • Access to a Web Browser • DOS based translator - Quick ‘N Easy • High(er) Tech • Integrated Admin systems • Unix, FTP support

  7. Daily EDI Activities • FTP to Northwest U. before 9 a.m. • FTP to Mountain School District. Encrypt first with their PGP public key. • Send transcripts as MIME email attachments to Virginia College. • FTP to Loyola U. Records must be terminated with carriage return & line feed.

  8. Benefits of a central server • Many to Many • Sending • One packet – many destinations • Receiving • One packet - many senders • 3rd Party trust model • Maintain PGP key ring

  9. SPEEDE TRANSCRIPT ISA! !22!003658! !22!003615! !T\ ST!130!0001\ REF!SY!123456789\ DMG!D8!19740823!M\ SES!199901!1!!!SPRING SESSION 1999\ CRS!!4!A!!!!!!!!!SPN!406!SPANISH I\ CRS!!3!B!!!!!!!!!HIS!302!TX HISTORY\

  10. How to Register • E-mail texreg@ediserver.reg.utexas.edu • School name & code • Contact name, e-mail address & phone # • Delivery time • Attach PGP public key (optional) • Select FTP or MIME • Specify line termination preference

  11. SECURITY • EDI Server on Dedicated Machine • FTP is WRITE-ONLY access • Logs are kept & reviewed • E-mail notification sent upon receipt/transmission of files • E-mail messages sent to system administrators if errors • SPEEDE acknowledgement procedures

  12. PGP - Pretty Good Privacy • De-facto Internet standard • Free to educational institutions • Data Integrity (against changes) • Authenticity (digital signatures) • Privacy (no unauthorized viewing)

  13. PGP-ENCRYPTED FILE ----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE---- Version: 2.6.2 jkllhlwD/mVywpouwW87/3Jxoux/2onNQjlj/Xux/23xo4qfvowc/xP4erBp/QWxkjlkj/Ekj/lkjlkjmxTourxrwer/werVEmlou4lQV3/EzuZ4pxwAcy8e/pwK2wervpouer+Oq4vwU/ouwR3j9T5Z/i8MdP3/ouQ4ouXnV/48UcBYpo9+siVe/Pa7jdXlNwk4o/Wjh4xq73F/M7q ----END PGP MESSAGE----

  14. What EDI server does not do • Translate • Interpret • Enforce • Snoop

  15. Why does Texas do this • Cost Savings • Cheaper to transmit • Cheaper to receive • Economies of Scale • Collaboration through Standards

  16. National Initiatives • AACRO support of the server • International Interest • XML support

  17. Texas Initiatives • Texas Common Application • TS 189 • Quick ‘N Easy Windows Visual Basic

  18. REGISTRATION SUMMARY • 700 Registered Schools in 32 States • Some Counts by State: • Texas - 102 • Iowa - 110 • South Carolina - 36 • North Carolina - 22 • California - 27 • Oklahoma - 22

  19. ACTIVITY 04/2001 - 04/2002 • 300,000 transcripts delivered (9% increase) • 200,000 apps. for admission (48% increase) • 1,000,000 total transactions (36% increase)

  20. Registrant Totals • 700 registrants – 600 actively trading with partners • 40 new registrants since April 2001 • 8 new registrants in British Columbia; 3 in New Jersy; 3 in Nebraska; 2 in Indiana; 2 in Oregon; 1 in Wyoming

  21. EDI Server Registrant List 22 001081 Arizona State University AZ Carole Andres 602-965-7550 speede@asu.edu 22 014593 University of Phoenix AZ David Goldberg 602-966-5394 jdgoldbe@apollogrp.edu

  22. REGISTRATION & REPORTS http://www.utexas.edu/student/giac/speede

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