Introduction

Thank you for reading the OneSpan Authentication Server SDK Programmer's Guide. This guide provides information about creating custom client applications that integrate OneSpan Authentication Server administration, authentication, and digital signature functionality.

This guide serves as an introduction to the OneSpan Authentication Server SDK Programmer's Guide for Java, OneSpan Authentication Server SDK Programmer's Guide for .NET, and OneSpan Authentication Server SDK SOAP Reference.

This guide also provides information on integrating custom authentication mechanisms into OneSpan Authentication Server. This implies the development of a OneSpan Authentication Server authentication engine.

The SDK cannot be used to manage user and authenticator information for OneSpan Authentication Server if Active Directory is used as the data store.

Who should read this guide?

This guide is designed for developers modifying or building an application which requires integration with OneSpan Authentication Server authentication or digital signature functionality.

You should be familiar with:

• Online authentication and authorisation tools and protocols, including SOAP, RADIUS, WSDL, SSL, XML, HTML and TCP/IP
• Windows and Linux security software environments, including IIS, Active Directory and ODBC
• Administration tasks, including user management, policy, scheduling, reports, and performance monitoring
• Password management and encryption techniques
• EMV-CAP and other e-commerce transaction standards

Custom client application developers using this document should, at a minimum, be familiar with one of the following programming languages:

• Java
• ASP.NET

Readers should also be familiar with following Internet technologies:

• TCP/IP
• HTTP
• SSL

Custom application developers connecting their application directly to the OneSpan Authentication Server SOAP interface should be familiar with the following technologies/standards:

• Web services
• XML
• XML schema
• SOAP

Terms and Definitions

• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). A protocol for exchanging XML -based messages over computer networks, normally using one of the following transport protocols HTTP/HTTPS.
• Web Service Description Language (WSDL). An XML-based description language describing the location and methods offered by a web service.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a client and server application.