APImeans an application programming interface based on a common data exchange standard, allowing service providers who make use of bespoke IT solutions for the purposes of exchanging information and data related to requests for electronic evidence to access the decentralised IT systems by automated means;
data exchangemeans the exchange of messages, forms, documents and electronic evidence through the decentralised IT system;
e-CODEX systemmeans the e-CODEX system defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/850;
ebMSmeans the ebXML Message Service, which is a messaging protocol developed under the OASIS framework that enables secure, reliable, and interoperable exchange of electronic business documents using SOAP, supporting business-to-business integration across diverse systems;
hash digestmeans a fixed-length output generated by a cryptographic hash function when applied to an input of arbitrary length.
HTTPSmeans encrypted communication and secure connection channels;
non-repudiation of originmeans the measures providing the proof of the integrity and proof of origin of the data through methods such as digital certification, public key infrastructure and electronic signatures and electronic seals;
non-repudiation of receiptmeans the measures providing the proof of the receipt of the data to the originator by the intended recipient of the data through methods such as digital certification, public key infrastructure, and electronic signatures and electronic seals;
SOAPmeans, as per the standards of World Wide Web Consortium, a messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks;
web servicemeans a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine interaction over a network, and which has an interface described in a machine-processable format;
web-based interfacemeans a user interface available over HTTPS on the internet, which allows service providers to access the decentralised IT system manually in order to communicate securely with authorities and to exchange information and data related to requests for electronic evidence, without having to establish their own dedicated infrastructure;