The logon message authenticates a user establishing a connection to a remote system. The logon message must be the first message sent by the application requesting to initiate a FIX session.
Added in protocol FIX.2.7
See in: FIX.4.0, FIX.4.1, FIX.4.2, FIX.4.3, FIX.4.4, FIX.5.0, FIX.5.0SP1, FIX.5.0SP2 EP240, FIXT.1.1.
Field or Component | Name | Description | Is Required | Added | Is Deprecated |
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Block | StandardHeader | MsgType = A | Y | FIX.2.7 | |
98 | EncryptMethod | (Always unencrypted) | Y | FIX.2.7 | |
108 | HeartBtInt | Note same value used by both sides | Y | FIX.3.0 | |
95 | RawDataLength | Required for some authentication methods | FIX.2.7 | ||
96 | RawData | Required for some authentication methods | FIX.2.7 | ||
141 | ResetSeqNumFlag | Indicates both sides of a FIX session should reset sequence numbers | FIX.4.1 | ||
789 | NextExpectedMsgSeqNum | Optional, alternative via counterparty bi-lateral agreement message gap detection and recovery approach (see “Logon Message NextExpectedMsgSeqNum Processing” section) | FIX.4.4 | ||
383 | MaxMessageSize | Can be used to specify the maximum number of bytes supported for messages received | FIX.4.2 | ||
ImplicitBlockRepeating | MsgTypeGrp | FIX.4.4 | |||
464 | TestMessageIndicator | Can be used to specify that this FIX session will be sending and receiving “test” vs. “production” messages. | FIX.4.3 | ||
553 | Username | FIX.4.3 | |||
554 | Password | Note: minimal security exists without transport-level encryption. | FIX.4.3 | ||
925 | NewPassword | Specifies a new password for the FIX Logon. The new password is used for subsequent logons. | FIX.5.0 | ||
1400 | EncryptedPasswordMethod | FIX.5.0 | |||
1401 | EncryptedPasswordLen | FIX.5.0 | |||
1402 | EncryptedPassword | FIX.5.0 | |||
1403 | EncryptedNewPasswordLen | FIX.5.0 | |||
1404 | EncryptedNewPassword | Encrypted new password- encrypted via the method specified in the field EncryptedPasswordMethod (1400) | FIX.5.0 | ||
1409 | SessionStatus | Session status at time of logon. Field is intended to be used when the logon is sent as an acknowledgement from acceptor of the FIX session. | FIX.5.0 | ||
1137 | DefaultApplVerID | The default version of FIX messages used in this session. | Y | FIX.4.4 | |
1407 | DefaultApplExtID | The default extension pack for FIX messages used in this session | FIX.5.0 | ||
1408 | DefaultCstmApplVerID | The default custom application version (dictionary) for FIX messages used in this session | FIX.5.0 | ||
58 | Text | Available to provide a response to logon when used as a logon acknowledgement from acceptor back to the logon initiator. | FIX.5.0 | ||
354 | EncodedTextLen | Must be set if EncodedText (355) field is specified and must immediately precede it. | FIX.5.0 | ||
355 | EncodedText | Encoded (non-ASCII characters) representation of the Text (58) field in the encoded format specified via the MessageEncoding (347) field. | FIX.5.0 | ||
Block | StandardTrailer | Y | FIX.2.7 |