Testing details

The Bacs Approved Software Service (BASS) tests software solution products to ensure they perform the following appropriately:

• Authentication of parties communicating with Bacstel-IP
• Authentication of Bacstel-IP service to connecting parties
• Secure communication (i.e. confidentiality and integrity) between Bacstel-IP and the Bacs approved software
• Structural content and format of submissions and other communications to Bacstel-IP
• Structural content and format of Bacstel-IP reports and their retrieval by Bacs approved software
• Error and warning handling within Bacstel-IP and the format and content of error and warning responses issued to Bacs approved software
• Error and warning handling required in Bacs approved software
• Usage of Bacs trade marks in Bacs approved software