About this Guide

This guide is intended as a user guide, to provide information on connecting to Thredd services using the Secure Connectivity Framework.

Target audience

This guide is aimed at developers and system integrators who need to set up secure connections to Thredd services. It provides information for security consultants and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) who need to assess Thredd's security infrastructure.

What's changed?

If you want to find out what's changed since the previous release, see the Document History section.

Terminology used in this Guide

In this document, any terms in italics follow the standard (normative) terminology referenced in the OAuth 2.0 authorisation framework. For more information, see the IETF OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework.

How to use this Guide

If you are new to Thredd and our security infrastructure, you should refer to the Secure Connectivity Framework and Setup Steps to understand about connecting to Thredd.

For the setup steps you need to perform, refer to the relevant sections:

Other Documentation

Refer to the table below for a list of other relevant documents that should be used together with this guide.

Document	Description
Key Concepts Guide	Provides an introduction to card payments and how describes how Thredd supports your card program.
Web Services Guide (SOAP)	Provides information on the available Thredd web services and fields in each web service.
Cards API	Explains how you can integrate with Thredd's Cards API which uses REST.
EHI Guide	Provides details of the Thredd External Host Interface (EHI).
Thredd Portal Guide	Explains how you can use the Thredd Portal guide for managing cards.
Smart Client Guide	Describes how to use the Thredd Smart Client to manage your account.
Card Transaction System Guide	Describes how to submit card test transactions in the UAT environment.

 

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