Re: How to configure SSL external access to a database? -- MIDRANGE-L

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Hi Charles,

Not really sure if the iSeries Access ODBC driver can be set up as SSL. Honestly, that's something I've never attempted.

However, I do know that it'll work over an SSL VPN, since I use it over OpenVPN daily, and it works great. In fact, I'm sure it works with pretty much any VPN (but you specifically asked for an SSL solution)

Another way would be to use a port tunneling solution, perhaps via Putty on the PC and OpenSSH on the iSeries? Should be possible, but I haven't tried it.

I'm pretty sure JDBC has support for SSL -- but, again, I haven't tried it.

Charles St-Laurent wrote:

Hi!
I want to allow one of our partners to connect to a DB2 database file
located on our iSeries, using SSL, to write records. But I don't know how to
configure SSL to allow encrypted ODBC access to this table. It it possible
natively? Must we buy a third-party database tool and install it on our
iSeries server?
If it is possible to do it natively, is there any step-by-step tutorial that
shows how to configure it?
Thanks for your answers
Charles St-Laurent

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