← Back to glossary Category: Financiar · Acronym: Peppol AP Peppol Access Point (AP) Quick answer: The certified gateway a company connects through to send and receive documents on the Peppol network — Azuvio connects the company through a certified AP, on request. Key takeawaysSigns and transmits documents via the secure AS4 protocol.Looks up the recipient in the Peppol registry (SMP/SML) by Peppol ID.Validates the format (Peppol BIS) before delivery.Confirms delivery and handles transport errors. What an Access Point is A Peppol Access Point (AP) is the certified provider that connects a company to the Peppol network. It takes the document from your system, validates it and delivers it to the recipient's Access Point, following the Peppol transport protocol (AS4) and its security standards. Role in the four-corner model In the 4-corner model, the Access Point is "corner 2" (for the sender) and "corner 3" (for the receiver). You don't connect directly to each partner — you connect once to your AP, which communicates with every other AP in the network. What it does in practice Signs and transmits documents via the secure AS4 protocol. Looks up the recipient in the Peppol registry (SMP/SML) by Peppol ID. Validates the format (Peppol BIS) before delivery. Confirms delivery and handles transport errors. How Azuvio helps Azuvio is Peppol-ready and, on request, connects the company to the network through a certified Access Point, without you having to separately contract and integrate a provider. Documents leave from the same operational flow where you generate invoices. Frequently askedDo I need my own Access Point?No. You connect to a certified Access Point (through Azuvio, on request) and it communicates with the entire Peppol network. You don't need your own infrastructure.What protocol does the Access Point use?Peppol uses the secure AS4 transport protocol between Access Points, with signing and delivery confirmation, and addressing is done via the SMP/SML registry based on the Peppol ID. Where Azuvio fitsConformitate fiscală ANAFSoftware EDIConectori ERPSoftware OMS Related termsPeppol — The standardized European network where companies send and receive electronic invoices and documents across any country, without point-to-point agreements — Azuvio is Peppol-ready.Peppol ID (Participant Identifier) — A company's unique address on the Peppol network, used to route documents to the correct recipient via the SMP and SML registries.Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 — The standard electronic-invoice specification used on the Peppol network, based on the European norm EN 16931 and the XML UBL format.e-Factura (RO_CIUS) — Romanian electronic invoice in XML UBL 2.1, mandatory B2B and B2G via the ANAF SPV portal. Last updated: 2026-07-06