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BDXL

NAPTR-based dynamic discovery mechanism used by the Peppol SML.

Definition

BDXL hashes the participant identifier, places it in a DNS zone, and publishes a NAPTR record whose regexp field rewrites the query into an SMP URL. It is the evolution of plain DNS discovery that makes location dynamic rather than hard-coded.

Origin

Specified by OASIS, « Business Document Metadata Service Location Version 1.0 » (BDXR Technical Committee), building on DNS NAPTR records (RFC 3403).

Example in context

A « U »-flag terminal NAPTR returns a regexp such as !^.*$!https://smp.example.eu/! that yields the base URL of the SMP to query.

  • SML — the Peppol instance that implements BDXL.
  • SMP — target resolved by the NAPTR.

Last updated: June 20, 2026