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@@ -215,31 +215,59 @@ AUDITOR_KEY
CURRENCY
Name of the currency for which this auditor is trusted, i.e. “KUDOS”
-ACCOUNT OPTIONS (for exchanges and merchants)
----------------------------------------------
+MERCHANT ACCOUNT OPTIONS
+------------------------
+
+PAYTO_URI
+ Specifies the payto://-URL of the account. The general format is
+ payto://METHOD/DETAILS.
+
+WIRE_RESPONSE (exchange and merchant)
+ Specifies the name of the file in which the wire details for this merchant
+ account should be located. Used by the Taler exchange service and the
+ taler-merchant-httpd (to generate and then use the file).
+
+HONOR_instance
+ Must be set to YES for the instances (where "instance" is the section
+ name of the instance) of the merchant backend that should allow
+ incoming wire transfers for this bank account.
+
+ACTIVE_instance
+ Must be set to YES for the instances (where “instance” is the section
+ name of the instance) of the merchant backend that should use this
+ bank account in new offers/contracts. Setting ACTIVE_instance to YES
+ requires also setting HONOR_instance to YES.
+
+
+EXCHANGE ACCOUNT OPTIONS
+------------------------
An exchange (or merchant) can have multiple bank accounts. The following
options are for sections named “[account-SOMETHING]”. The SOMETHING is
arbitrary and should be chosen to uniquely identify the bank account for
-the operator. Additional authentication options may need to be specified
-in the account section depending on the PLUGIN used.
+the operator.
-URL
+PAYTO_URI
Specifies the payto://-URL of the account. The general format is
- payto://METHOD/DETAILS. This option is used for exchanges and
- merchants.
+ payto://METHOD/DETAILS.
+
+WIRE_GATEWAY_URL
+ URL of the wire gateway
+
+WIRE_GATEWAY_AUTH_METHOD
+ This option determines how the exchange (auditor/wirewatch/aggregator)
+ authenticates with the wire gateway. Choices are ``basic`` and ``none``.
+
+USERNAME
+ User name for ``basic`` authentication with the wire gateway.
+
+PASSWORD
+ Password for ``basic`` authentication with the wire gateway.
WIRE_RESPONSE
Specifies the name of the file in which the /wire response for this
account should be located. Used by the Taler exchange service and the
- taler-exchange-wire tool and the taler-merchant-httpd (to generate
- the files).
-
-PLUGIN
- Name of the plugin can be used to access the account
- (i.e. “taler_bank”). Used by the merchant backend for back
- office operations (i.e. to identify incoming wire transfers) and by
- the exchange.
+ taler-exchange-wire tool.
ENABLE_DEBIT
Must be set to YES for the accounts that the
@@ -250,16 +278,6 @@ ENABLE_CREDIT
should check for credits. It is yet uncertain if the merchant
implementation may check this flag as well.
-HONOR_instance
- Must be set to YES for the instances (where “instance” is the section
- name of the instance) of the merchant backend that should allow
- incoming wire transfers for this bank account.
-
-ACTIVE_instance
- Must be set to YES for the instances (where “instance” is the section
- name of the instance) of the merchant backend that should use this
- bank account in new offers/contracts. Setting ACTIVE_instance to YES
- requires also setting ENABLE_instance to YES.
TALER-BANK AUTHENTICATION OPTIONS (for accounts)
------------------------------------------------