Re: file encryption

Hey,

        If you go 400 <--> 400 I would use ZIP and the built in VPN support
of OS/400....

        If you go 400 <--> PC Then either ZIP and SSL, or ZIP and VPN,
depending on
        just what level of security the site and data needs,  There are a
number of good
        PC Products out there to work with the 400's VPN, but I like the IRE
SafeNet/Soft-PK
        product best at the moment.  It seems to be the least impacted by
DSL, NAT type issues.

        Latter,
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Jeffrey M. Silberberg
CompuDesigns, Inc.

AS SOON AS I KNOW THE ANSWERS
THEY CHANGE THE QUESTIONS

----- Original Message -----
From: Carl Galgano <cgalgano@ediconsulting.com>
To: Midrange List <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:12 AM
Subject: file encryption


> Last week I posted inquiring as to the availability of PGP for the AS400.
> From the responses I received, it appears that this is not there yet, so
> this is a follow up to that post.
> I have the need to FTP a file over the internet to a client.  The data is
> sensitive so they would like some sort of encryption.  I see 3 potential
> solutions.
>
> 1.  Encrypt the file on the AS400 and send it using FTP.  I see that PKZIP
> for the AS400 supports encryption.
> 2.  Use something like SSL and transfer the unencrypted file over an SSL
> link.
> 3.  Use some sort of VPN connection and transfer the unencrypted file over
> the VPN connection.
>
> On our side we will be sending directly from our AS400.  Right now the
> client has not determined if we will talk to his 400 directly or a PC
based
> FTP server.  I am sure there are other ways to do this, so lets hear them.
> For the scenarios above, what is required on the 400.  The box I will be
> using is a model 170 at v4.4.  4.5 is sitting here in the box waiting for
me
> to do the upgrade.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> cjg
>
>
> Carl J. Galgano
> EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
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