Name

Type

Description

EndpointDescription

structure

Describes an Endpoint for a Server.

endpointUrl

String

The URL for the Endpoint described.

server

ApplicationDescription

The description for the Server that the Endpoint belongs to.

The ApplicationDescription type is defined in 7.2.

serverCertificate

ApplicationInstance

Certificate

The Application Instance Certificate issued to the Server.

The ApplicationInstanceCertificate type is defined in 7.3.

securityMode

Enum

MessageSecurityMode

The type of security to apply to the messages.

The type MessageSecurityMode type is defined in 7.20.

A SecureChannel may need to be created even if the securityMode is NONE. The exact behaviour depends on the mapping used and is described in the OPC 10000-6.

securityPolicyUri

String

The URI for SecurityPolicy to use when securing messages.

The set of known URIs and the SecurityPolicies associated with them are defined in OPC 10000-7.

userIdentityTokens []

UserTokenPolicy

The user identity tokens that the Server will accept.

The Client shall pass one of the UserIdentityTokens in the ActivateSession request. The UserTokenPolicy type is described in 7.42.

transportProfileUri

String

The URI of the Transport Profile supported by the Endpoint.

OPC 10000-7 defines URIs for the Transport Profiles.

securityLevel

Byte

A numeric value that indicates how secure the EndpointDescription is compared to other EndpointDescriptions for the same Server.

A value of 0 indicates that the EndpointDescription is not recommended and is only supported for backward compatibility.

A higher value indicates better security.