HTTPS, SFTP or PGP for AS400?

just bob

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Dec 23, 2009, 1:41:02 PM12/23/09

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What is the least expensive way to share files on an AS/400?

I'm guessing HTTPS, SFTP or PGP are options.

We're sharing files with an outside party and at this time the AS/400
operator is pulling a spool file to his desktop with Client Access and then
using PGP to encrypt the file before sending via email.

Help please!

Thank you and Happy Holidays.

iseriesflorida

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:28:57 PM12/23/09

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Does it have to go PGP?? Is it going as a PDF or ??

just bob

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:49:57 PM12/23/09

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"iseriesflorida" <iseries...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Source would be text file to be uploaded into a 3rd party system
Thanks,
-Bob

just bob

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Dec 23, 2009, 2:52:05 PM12/23/09

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Doing some research, to get SLL working on my V5R4 it seems I need to get
DCM installed. Is this a free app? I am on IBM maintence so do you think
they will send me an install disc?

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Dave

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Dec 23, 2009, 4:31:59 PM12/23/09

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On Dec 23, 2:52 pm, "just bob" <kilby...@aol.com> wrote:
> Doing some research, to get SLL working on my V5R4 it seems I need to get
> DCM installed. Is this a free app? I am on IBM maintence so do you think
> they will send me an install disc?
>

for V5R4 it's a part of the base (5722ss1) and you will have it on
your install CD's It's not just one CD but many and after installing
you need to get the latest ptf cum loaded.

I haven't looked into it lately but here are some parts you need:
5722SS1 12 Host Servers
5722SS1 34 Digital Certificate Manager
5722SS1 35 CCA Cryptographic Service Provider

If you have IBM software maintenance you can call 1 800 IBM SERV and
tell them you are trying to get digital certificate manager installed
and running and they will point you to all the resources you need and
walk you through it if need be.

And in answer to the original question, SFTP is great for sending/
receiving data files securely across the public internet.

iseriesflorida

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Dec 23, 2009, 4:46:38 PM12/23/09

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Can you offload the txt file to secure ftp server at your location.

just bob

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Jan 4, 2010, 12:43:20 AM1/4/10

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"iseriesflorida" <iseries...@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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That sounds good as then the outside source would not actually be hitting
the iseries, but how to automate?

Peter H. Coffin

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Jan 4, 2010, 3:09:19 PM1/4/10

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sftp's scriptable a lot like plain FTP. scp's even easier. Off the top
of my head, it's something like

QSH CMD('/QOpenSys/bin/scp -i /path/to/identity_file /path/to/local/file +
user_id@remote_host:/path/to/remote/file')

If you're fetching a file to the iseries instead, you just put the
user_id@ part in front of the /path/to/local/file instead of behind.

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