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 and/or Secure-IP (for Faster Payments)
Authentication of the Bacstel-IP or Secure-IP services to connecting parties
Secure communication (i.e. confidentiality and integrity) between Bacstel-IP and/or Secure-IP and the Bacs approved software
Structural content and format of submissions and other communications to Bacstel-IP and/or Secure-IP (for Faster Payments)
Structural content and format of Bacstel-IP /Secure-IP reports and their retrieval by Bacs approved software
Error and warning handling within Bacstel-IP /Secure-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