RE: IIS to as/400 odbc

Thanks, Leif.  I always enjoy these little discussions <laughing>.  I'll
look into it when I get a chance - the subject is sure to come up as I start
rolling out my toolbox onto production sites.

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Leif Svalgaard
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 10:24 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: IIS to as/400 odbc
>
>
> From: Joe Pluta <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
>
> > Leif, I agree with you 100%.
> > A proprietary protocol is a good additional security
> > measure.  Certainly better than straight ODBC access.
>
> anything is better than ODBC  :-)
>
> >
> > Do you agree or disagree with that statement?
>
> obviously agree
>
> >
> > Encrypted communication between DMZ and production machines would be the
> > next level, and using it would depend on the sensitivity of
> your data, the
> > level of perceived threat, and the expense you're willing to
> shoulder.  How
> > easy is it to implement a triple-DES connection between two
> machines?  How
> > expensive?
>
> Triple DES is fairly expensive. AES is cheap, very fast (almost as fast as
> simple
> disk I/O - see Chapter 30 of 'you-know-what').