SMS developers, either producing a product to market to new or existing customers, or developers of a training provider’s or other VET related organisation in-house system, will need to test their system for web service authentication, connectivity and functionality with the USI Registry System using our third party testing environment.
To arrange access to our third party testing environment you will need to complete the USI Developers Kit application form and return this to USIIT@education.gov.au
On the form you will need to provide:
- Your business name
- Contact details
- Name of Software product
- Approximate number of customers
- Approximate student population serviced
You will be required to register as a Software Developer with SBR in order to obtain the latest version of the AUSkey AKM kit;
Please ensure that you enter ‘Department of Education and Training – USI’ in the agency field to identify you as a USI SWD
You will then be issued with the USI Developers Kit, which will contain:
- VANguard Security Token Technical Services Contract
- A copy of the current version of the USI Security Token Service - Service Definitions
- The USI Algorithm
- Connection Instructions
- AUSkey Device Key and organisation codes for the test environment
- A PowerPoint presentation on USI web services
In development, it is important to use libraries wherever possible:
- WCF for .NET and it should be the latest versions. Minimum requirement is .NET 4.5
- For Java there is a library called WSIT authorised by Microsoft and Sun and published on the Oracle website.
