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There are several methods to exchange certificates with trading partners, including email and EDIINT Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM).
CEM was developed through a Drummond Group initiative to automate the secure exchange of public-key certificates between trading partners over the internet. Since the structure of a CEM is of a specific format (currently only supported in AS2), CEMs should only be sent to trading partners capable of receiving and processing them. The Cleo Harmony, Cleo VLTrader, and Cleo LexiCom applications are CEM-capable and can successfully process properly formed messages. CEMs should only be used to update existing certificates in an established trading partner relationship. The initial exchange of certificates for new trading partner relationships should be done out-of-band, for example, through the Email Profile Utility - see Emailing a profile to your trading partner.