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28 Mar 2023

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Eurex Exchange Readiness Newsflash | Mandatory Interface Encryption – Publication of Focus Call documentation and upcoming withdrawal of the unencrypted FIX LF connectivity option in production

Eurex Exchange Readiness Newsflash | Mandatory Interface Encryption – Publication of Focus Call documentation and upcoming withdrawal of the unencrypted FIX LF connectivity option in production

Dear Eurex Participants,

With this Newsflash, we would like to draw your attention to the publication of the Focus Call material (recording, presentation and Q&A) on “Mandatory Interface Encryption” and remind you of the upcoming withdrawal of the unencrypted FIX LF connectivity option in production.

1.  Publication of the “Mandatory Interface Encryption” Focus Call material

Following our Encryption Focus Call on 16 March 2023, we have published all presentation material, namely the recording, the presentation and the catalogue of questions and answers on the dedicated Support page on the Eurex website www.eurex.com under the following link:

Support > Initiatives & Releases > Readiness for projects > Mandatory Interface Encryption

2.  Upcoming withdrawal of the unencrypted FIX LF connectivity option in production

Please note that the next Encryption milestone is the mandatory implementation for encrypted FIX LF in production, which will come into effect on 8 May 2023

We urge participants to take all necessary steps and adapt existing applications in time.

Full details can be found in Eurex Circular 005/23.

Further details on Encryption can be found under:

and under the following Support pages:

  • Support > Initiatives & Releases > T7 Release 11.0 > System Documentation > Network Access
  • Support > Initiatives & Releases > T7 Release 11.1 > System Documentation > Network Access

If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact your Technical Key Account Manager or Customer Technical Support via e-mail to: cts@deutsche-boerse.com.

Kind regards,
Your Client Services Team
 

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Recipients:

All Trading Participants of Eurex Deutschland and Vendors

Target groups:

Front Office/Trading, IT/System Administration

Contact:

Your Technical Key Account Manager via your VIP number or cts@deutsche-boerse.com

Related circular: 

Eurex Circular 005/23

Web:

Support > Initiatives & Releases > Readiness for projects > Mandatory Interface Encryption


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