Peppol eDelivery Network

Peppol has been able to unify disparate electronic procurement systems by establishing common business practices and technology standards. It is now feasible to securely connect all Access Points via a network that employs the same electronic message protocol and formats, as well as digital signature technologies, in order to preserve the content of protected communications.  

The peppol eDelivery Network (through a Peppol Access Point) was designed in order to rapidly and simply interact with any other trading partner on the Peppol network. 

Peppol eDelivery Network Process 

This section focuses on the implementation of these components, including standards and resources, as well as access to the Peppol eDelivery Network. Access points and gateways must fulfill the following characteristics in order to interchange various types of documents across different communities or nations: The Service Metadata Locator (SML), which can be found in Service Metadata Publishers (SMPs) and used to locate participants' specific locations and capabilities, is used to add, update, and delete participant IDs.  

Peppol wants to connect several eProcurement systems through the eDelivery Network, which consists of a set of common business operations and technology standards. By employing the same electronic messaging protocol and formats and including digital signature technology into the encrypted message content, a secure and interoperable network may be built across all Access Points.   

Government and business groups may interact quickly and easily with any other trading partner connected to the Peppol network via a Peppol Access Point.   

In order for the PEPPOL protocol to be utilized, your organization must have a certified Peppol Use Point that approved service providers may access in order to send and receive electronic bills. A PEPPOL-approved access point is compatible (AP). Compacer customers may now transmit and receive purchase orders, invoices, and other documents in a PEPPOL-compliant format with public and private entities worldwide. The onboarding process is substantially expedited as a result of the well-established compacer network. Fortunately, the network's "connect one, connect all" concept indicates that members will be able to access and engage with one another regardless of which Access Point they use. 

Peppol stakeholders 

PEPPOL authorities differ from country to country. These authorities accredit Peppol users, educate stakeholders, and encourage Peppol use.   

Greece and the Netherlands both support Peppol's e-invoicing system.   

The PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 format is strongly recommended for Dutch providers.  

BIS PEPPOL Greek providers must utilize Billing 3.0 in conjunction with the MyDATA platform and the National Interoperability Center. 

Only Cyprus, Iceland, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand rely entirely on the Peppol network. 

Cyprus and Greece employ the Peppol BIS 3.0 e-invoicing platform. 

In Australia and New Zealand, the Peppol framework has yet to be adopted. 

 OpenPeppol Europe, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, includes Belgium, Austria, Denmark, Iceland, France, Finland, England, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. The rest of the world is dominated by Canadians and Americans.   

Tickstar supplies Peppol Access Points in these countries. Customizable pricing, high security, and automated procedures are all features that make our Peppol system appealing to customers all around the world. 

Service Data Publisher (SMP) & Service Metadata Locator (SML) 

Standards and standards for the automated exchange of information between government agencies and their service providers   

Before a business document to be successfully transmitted online, the recipient must be recognized.   

A successful document transfer requires knowledge on the recipient's address, the sorts of papers they accept, and the modes of transportation they support.  

In Peppol transactions, access points are utilized to send and receive electronic business paperwork. The service metadata publisher gives other network entities access to the key metadata of the receiver (SMP). 

SMPs possess the actual location and communication capabilities of Peppol providers.   

Entities in a four-corner network communicate with one another via Access Points (see diagram above). Before a document can be transferred over this network, a vital piece of recipient information must be gathered. The metadata of an endpoint provides the document formats and transport protocols that it supports. Metadata is made available to the receiver by an SMP service.   

A firm that signs up for a Peppol SMP can deliver electronic business papers to other registered businesses or government organizations.   

Your trusted provider has registered a significant number of suppliers using our SMP service, allowing us to safely send messages on your behalf.  

Celtrino will validate the SMP and receiving capabilities of the supplier you want to connect with before delivering the message (as a Peppol access point provider). 

Send an email to your provider to join the Tickstar Peppol SMP. The providerwill configure the Tickstar Peppol SMP for your firm.  

'Service Discovery' Using this search interface, metadata senders can verify the services of certain target participants.   

an interface for managing user identities Service Metadata publishers can use this interface to regulate which metadata is made available to consumers.  

Metadata management is required for services. This interface may be used to manage metadata such as binding, interface profile, and key information. 

Peppol PKI (security and trust) 

The public key infrastructure (PKI) is "OpenPeppol PKI v3," and the root certificates expire in 2028. Except for the absence of the STS CA, the structure is nearly identical to the V2 version.   

OpenPeppol has begun the transition of its users to a new PKI infrastructure. In the new PKI architecture, all but one of the current CAs have been replaced with new CAs. The key difference is the elimination of one intermediate CA (which was in charge of issuing STS certificates). Some minor adjustments have been made to the naming conventions in order to make certificate management easier with the new CAs, which have improved security (SHA-256).   

When you finish the registration process, you will receive an email with a private key pair. Some implementations may need you to chain this private key pair with the OpenPEPPOL Intermediate CA and Root CA; further details may be found here. You shouldn't be concerned with a certificate chain during the migration process; instead, contact the vendor of your implementation to find out what format they need your certificate to be in for your unique use case. You may obtain the required certificates from the Download CAs section.   

Enrolling in a new certificate program or renewing an existing certificate program can be done fully online using a web browser. In the table below, several operating systems and web browsers are not supported (there might be other combinations that works but they are officially not supported).