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UpdateElmaCredentialAsync

UpdateCredentialsSync

Represents a service to update an ELMA credential.

Requires Authentication
The following routes are available for this service:
POST/sync/elma/credentials/update
UpdateElmaCredentialBase Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
CertificateformPemCertificateNoThe encrypted password-protected certificate to authenticate the user and grant access to the ELMA server. This certificate is generated from the BZSt-issued *.pfx BOP certificate.More details on BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start)
AuthSteuernummerformstringYesThe BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information"
AccountIdformstringYesThe account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9).
CurrentPasswordformstringYesThe current password that protects the certificate from unauthorized access.
NewPasswordformstringNoThe new password to protect the certificate from unauthorized access.
PublicKeyXmlformstringYesThe XML-encoded RSA public key to encrypt the password of the credential. Note: Only the owner of the key pair (public and private encryption keys) can decrypt the encrypted password with the private key! Encryption algorithm: RSA with OAEP-SHA256 padding.
PemCertificate Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringYesThe unique identifier (e.g. the file name) of the certificate.
ContentformstringYesThe PEM-encoded content of the certificate.
DescriptionformstringNoThe description of the certificate.
TagsformList<string>NoTags to label or identify the certificate.
ElmaCredentialResponse Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringNoThe unique identifier of the response.
CredentialformElmaCredentialNoThe encapsulated ELMA credential.
ResponseStatusformResponseStatusNoThe status of the response.
ElmaCredential Parameters:
NameParameterData TypeRequiredDescription
IdformstringYesThe unique identifier of this instance. This identifer is only relevant in the context of data storage and retrieval.
CertificateformPemCertificateYesThe security certificate to authenticate the user and grant access to the ELMA server. This certificate is generated from the BZSt-issued *.pfx BOP certificate. More details on BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start)
AuthSteuernummerformstringYesThe BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information"
AccountIdformstringYesThe account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9).
PasswordformstringYesThe password to protect the certificate from unauthorized access.

To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .x-msgpack suffix or ?format=x-msgpack

HTTP + X-MSGPACK

The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.

POST /sync/elma/credentials/update HTTP/1.1 
Host: reportfiling.pwc.de 
Accept: application/x-msgpack
Content-Type: application/x-msgpack
Content-Length: length

{"certificate":{"id":"String","content":"String","description":"String","tags":["String"]},"authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","currentPassword":"String","newPassword":"String","publicKeyXml":"String"}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/x-msgpack
Content-Length: length

{"id":"String","credential":{"id":"String_String","certificate":{"id":"String","content":"String","description":"String","tags":["String"]},"authSteuernummer":"String","accountId":"String","password":"String"},"responseStatus":{"errorCode":"String","message":"String","stackTrace":"String","errors":[{"errorCode":"String","fieldName":"String","message":"String","meta":{"String":"String"}}],"meta":{"String":"String"}}}