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Payment System
Simulator and Test Tool
PaST2000 is the Test Tool for Year 2000 and
beyond. It simulates the message flows and interfaces with payment systems, front end
systems, POS/ATM devices and bank host systems. Multiple concurrent users can
independently script, execute and analyze the results of test sessions.
BENEFITS
One PaST simulates a variety of bank and payment systems interfaces.
Multi-user interface supports concurrent testing of different interfaces.
Windows 95 TCP/IP access provides single screen control and view of multiple tests.
PaST includes special functions for Year 2000 testing.
PaST scripts are independent of the variety of communications protocols supported.
PaST scripts are created once, then easily migrated between payment systems and / or
formats.
No longer need to train staff on multiple test tools.
No longer need to maintain multiple PC’s for multiple test tools.
Multiple users can view the progress of a test session.
Supervisory staff can view the progress of all test sessions.
OPERATIONAL FEATURES
User interface for creating and maintaining test elements of messages, threads, tests
and sessions
Field variable files for customising tests
Expected messages establish the matching criteria applied to a received message
Flexibility in specifying degree of verification
Message field values
- Hard coded field values
- Payment systems Functions
- Field variables for prototyping values
Payment systems Functions
- Date generation
- Unique message key generation
- PIN encryption, decryption and validation
- Expiration date checking
- Dynamic key exchange
Identification of fields by message type as required, optional or normally
not allowed
Override normal rules to include or exclude any field in any message
Scripting sequential message streams as threads
Thread repeat or loop
User specified delay within thread prior to message send
User specified message wait or timeout values
Multi-threaded tests with concurrent and independent data streams
Test Sessions for grouping tests
User settable virtual date for Year 2000 and rollover testing
Payment systems key exchange strategies
Global specification and local override of master and working keys
Extensive logging for user analysis
- All messages sent, expected, received as matched and received as unmatched
- Labelled fields and values
- First unmatched field of an unmatched message
- Badly formed received messages and their fields in error
Optional settlement reports
TECHNICAL FEATURES
Builds on proven online technology.
ANSI PIN block DES encryption.
Table driven parse / build architecture enables easy addition of new payment systems
formats and interfaces.
Supports ISO 8583 bit mapped formats, Fixed Field formats as well as Field Separator
formats
Give us your spec – we’ll build you a Test Tool.
INTERFACE FORMAT
MasterCard ISO 8583
Visa ISO 8583
JCB ISO 8583
SHAZAM ISO 8583
Deluxe ISO 8583
AMEX ISO 8583
ACI Base 24 ISO 8583
NCR ATM NDC
Diebold ATM
Hypercom ISO 8583
Europay
COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT
BSC 2780 / 3780
BSC 3270
SNA LU0
X.25
TCP/IP
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Pentium Processor
SVGA Monitor
SCO Open Server Unix 5.0.4
128 MB RAM
4G Hard Drive
Network adapter
LAN-connected Windows 95 / NT 4.0 systems (optional)
J.Rivers ICE/TCP software (optional)
Eicon Board (X.25)
- Emulex DCP Board (BSC, SNA)
- Optional TranScan ISO 8583 Data Scope and Protocol Analyzer
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