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# General Information

This documentation is intended for technical personnel implementing solutions related to Arion bank’s B2B services. The manual contains use cases, descriptions of functions and format of data.

### About the Service

This Account Service retrieves information about Deposit Accounts. You can get a list of accounts for logged in user. You can retrieve a list of accounts by Icelandic kennitala, as well as detailed information on a single account. The service also provides a function to confirm that an account exists.

### Identity and Access Management <a href="#toc413067892" id="toc413067892"></a>

Access control for the service follows the same model as the online banking system, where users are authenticated with a username and password. Additionally, communications between the web service and the user’s system are signed with an electronic certificate.

Account Service is built on Arion Bank's own schema. The service has a defined WCF endpoint with a Mutual Authentication security model. The information transmitted between systems is encrypted over HTTPS, ensuring maximum security. For detailed instructions on authentication for B2B services, refer to the manual - [Authentication and Certificates](/b2b-2013-schema/b2b-services/b2b-setting-up-a-authentication-and-certificates.md).

### Web Paths <a href="#toc120630483" id="toc120630483"></a>

The Accounts Service is available at the following URL: <http://ws.b2b.is/Statements/20130101/AccountService.svc>

### Schema <a href="#toc120630484" id="toc120630484"></a>

Schema descriptions, including WSDL files, are available at the following URL: <http://ws.b2b.is/Statements/20130101/AccountService.svc?wsdl>

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