Drummond certifies 10 B2B products in AS2 interoperability test

Drummond completed its second-quarter 2026 AS2 interoperability certification event, with 10 products from eight vendors earning certification after full-matrix testing. The result gives trading partners a benchmark for secure B2B message exchange as the next test cycle opens in September.

Why it matters: - AS2 is a core standard for secure business-to-business data exchange, so certification helps trading partners identify products that can send, receive, and validate messages reliably. - Drummond said objective certification gives organizations a measurable way to compare solutions built for trading-network interoperability.

What happened: - Drummond announced the completion of its AS2 Interoperability Certification test event for second-quarter 2026, called AS2-2Q26. - Eight global software vendors submitted 10 AS2 products for automated full-matrix interoperability testing. - All 10 products earned Drummond Certification. - Participating vendors included Amazon Web Services, Axway, CData Software, Cleo, DXC Technology, Fortra GoAnywhere, Kiteworks and /n software, Inc.

The details: - The test event used Drummond's InSitu platform to run automated group testing across the products. - Products were validated on their ability to send and receive defined AS2 messages. - Testing confirmed message structure, security controls, payload integrity and MDN responses. - The event covered signatures, encryption, HTTP and HTTPS transport, multiple receipt types, compression and realistic payload formats. - Products were also checked for their ability to detect corrupted messages and return correct MDN error statuses. - Optional profile testing was available for AES, AS2 Reliability, AS2 Restart, Filename Preservation, Multiple Attachments, Certificate Exchange Messaging, SHA2, Basic Authentication over SSL and Chunked Transfer Encoding. - Drummond said those profiles address stronger security settings, more complex payload handling and automated certificate management under established IETF standards. - Every product completed the full-matrix tests without errors in the final certification run. - The certification cycle ran for 10 weeks. - Drummond said its InSitu platform confirmed payload integrity across all submissions using CRC checks. - The AS2-2Q26 Final Report and certified products are available on the Drummond website.

Between the lines: - The clean sweep suggests vendors are keeping pace with interoperability and security expectations in B2B messaging. - Drummond's emphasis on full-matrix testing and error handling points to a market where reliability under real trading conditions matters as much as protocol support. - Optional profiles show the certification program is pushing beyond baseline connectivity toward more advanced security and operational resilience.

What's next: - Drummond said the next AS2 test event, AS2-4Q26, will begin in September 2026. - Vendors can register in advance for AS2-4Q26 and for optional profiles including Advanced Algorithms, Authenticate, AS2 Restart and AS2 Reliability. - The next cycle gives vendors another chance to benchmark products before the fall test event starts.

The bottom line: - Drummond's latest AS2 round certified every submitted product, reinforcing interoperability as a key requirement for secure B2B exchange.