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There is an option that you can use, somewhere under the OpenSSL pages. You can use a SSL wrapper program. I haven't tried this connecting to an AS/400, but I have done it for connections between a Unix box and a Windows box. This required no changes to the source code of the end programs. Bill Suetholz On 09-Aug-00 Jason M. Felice wrote: > Seth Cohn wrote: >> >> On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Barry L. Kline wrote: >> >> > Hi Jason... >> > >> > I was wondering if anything ever happened along these lines? Can >> > tn5250 take advantage of the AS/400 SSL like the CA/400 product now >> > does? >> > >> > > If we can work this out, I will have an OpenSSL-enabled 5250 client >> > > avaiable >> > > as soon as legally allowed. >> > > >> > > P.S. Last I heard, the RSA patent expires in February or March of this >> > > year. Which means that if everything goes well, there is going to be >> > > some >> > > kick-butt free software real soon. >> >> It's Sept of this year.... so we haven't quite hit the date yet. >> >> Also, offtopic to the thread, but ontopic to the list.... if you haven't >> checked the NIC from thinknic.com, do so. I'm going to be adding tn5250 >> (among others things) to it (it's a CD based system) and using it to >> replace terminals very very cheaply ($200 apiece for a full unit, + >> monitor) It believe that would make the cheapest complete 5250 solution >> you can buy (new) >> >> Seth >> > > Actually, so far as I (now) understand, we can provide a stream driver > for OpenSSL/SSLeay. While compiling and installing OpenSSL would > require the user to either a) not be in the US, b) obtain an RSA patent, > or c) link against RSAREF, you can find RSAREF around, and you can > even find binary OpenSSL packages that are all legal for US residents to > install. > > Unfortunately, I don't have the time, but a quick hack of telnetstr.c or > copying and making a modified version of telnetstr.c would do the > trick. It'd take longer to research how to do than it would to > implement (I don't know how to handle SSL keys and such...) > > -Jason M. Felice > (jfelice@cronosys.com) > +--- >| This is the LINUX5250 Mailing List! >| To submit a new message, send your mail to LINUX5250@midrange.com. >| To subscribe to this list send email to LINUX5250-SUB@midrange.com. >| To unsubscribe from this list send email to LINUX5250-UNSUB@midrange.com. >| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- ---------------------------------- E-Mail: wsuetholz@centonline.com Date: 10-Aug-00 Time: 09:26:23 This message was sent by XFMail ---------------------------------- +--- | This is the LINUX5250 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to LINUX5250@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to LINUX5250-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to LINUX5250-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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