The Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) is a system-independent
protocol
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Sociology and politics
* Protocol (politics)
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that provides an interoperable and standardized payment framework for
electronic commerce
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, which tries to replicate real-world
trading
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market (economics), market.
Traders generally negotiate throu ...
processes as closely as possible.
IOTP systems can include a variety of different payment systems including digital cash,
electronic checks, and
debit card
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s. Various payment transaction data are encapsulated within specific IOTP messages (customer, merchant, credit checker, certifier, bank and delivery handler).
References
External links
* - Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) (April 2000)
* - Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) Errata (March 2003)
* - Digital Signatures for the v1.0 IOTP (April 2000)
* - Internet Open Trading Protocol (IOTP) HTTP Supplement (September 2000)
* - Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) Supplement for the v1.0 IOTP (2003)
* - Payment Application Programmers Interface (API) for the v1.0 IOTP (November 2004)
Internet protocols
Application layer protocols
Industry-specific XML-based standards
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