Re: Can anyone help me with getting a secure connection from a LINUX system to the IBMI?

Thank you, Mark.
I have connected using SSH on connections like Code for i in VSC. However,
I don't understand how that would work for the remote person. How would
they connect from the Linux server or client?

I need to find some documents on how this is done.
THank you. Darryl.


On Fri, Dec 22, 2023 at 2:53 PM Marc Rauzier <marc.rauzier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Le 22/12/2023 à 20:10, a4g atl a écrit :

The connection needs to be secure and use the DRDA and host servers only.

Be careful, DRDA and host servers (host servers database server
component for SQL access) are distinct animals.

To use DRDA, you will have to install some DB2 connect like tool, which
connect to the DDM/DRDA service on the IBM i (checkout CHGDDMTCPA
command). xODBC (i.e. jdbc/odbc) does indeed use the database server.
Both support an SSL (TLS today) encryption. I guess (I did not check it)
that DB2 connect supports TLS, but it looks like the ODBC drive provided
through iACS Linux package does not provide such a feature.

Basically, the external parties will use SQL to pull data from out files.

Yes, you can still use DRDA or ODBC through an ssh tunnel, set up
between the Linux system and the target IBM i, which will be encrypted
(and therefore with an acceptable security level).

The external operating system is Linux.

Darryl.

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