Dear Xetra and Börse Frankfurt 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 materials

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 Xetra website www.xetra.com under the following link:

Technology > T7 trading architecture > 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 Xetra Circular 002/23.

Further details on encryption can be found under the link:

• Technology > T7 trading architecture > Mandatory Interface Encryption

and under:

• Technology > T7 trading architecture > System documentation > Release 11.0 > Network Access

• Technology > T7 trading architecture > System documentation > Release 11.1 > Network Access

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

Kind regards,
Your Client Services Team