Configuring partner mailbox packaging

You use the Partner section of the Packaging tab to configure outbound file packaging (files going to your trading partner) and inbound file un-packaging (files coming from your trading partner). This allows you to associate your trading partner's signing/encryption certificate with this mailbox for outbound packaging and associate your signing/decryption certificate with this mailbox for un-packaging inbound data.

Note: If you enable packaging through this panel, and packaging is also enabled through a protocol (for example, S/MIME encryption enabled through the mailbox AS2 tab), the payload will be doubly packaged. For example, if you select AS2 S/MIME encryption and XML Encryption, the XML-encrypted package will be encapsulated within the S/MIME-encrypted package.

Before you configure partner mailbox packaging, you must acquire your trading partner's signing/encryption certificate and provide to yours to your trading partner. See Acquiring your trading partner's signing and encryption certificates and Creating and providing your signing/encryption certificates.

In the Partner section of the Packaging tab, select one of the following options from the Packaging menu and click Configure:

None - partner packaging is not active.
OpenPGP - OpenPGP partner packaging is active. See OpenPGP partner mailbox packaging reference for information on setting up OpenPGP partner packaging.
XML Encryption - XML Encryption partner packaging is active. See XML encryption partner mailbox packaging reference for information on setting up XML Encryption partner packaging.