Interconnections
The Montova platform is not an EDI island: it's connected to several major VAN networks (like GXS and Certipost) and has the ability to connect to any network accessible via a number of protocols. These include AS2, FTP, SFTP and X.400. The table below rates the most critical features for all supported protocols.
| Protocol | Authentication
security | Transport
security | Ease of
setup | Traceability | Ease of
maintenance | Overall |
 AS2 |  | | | | | |
| FTP | | - | | | | |
| SFTP | | | | | | |
| X.400 | | | | | | |
= best
= good
= ok
- = not applicable