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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, ---- 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. > 550 Kennesaw Avenue, Suite 800 > Marietta, GA 30060 > (770) 422-2995 - voice > (419) 730-8212 - fax > mailto:cgalgano@ediconsulting.com > http://www.ediconsulting.com > AS400 EDI, Networking, E-Commerce and Communications Consulting and > Implementation > http://www.icecreamovernight.com > Premium Ice Cream Brands shipped Overnight > > "You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know" - rw > > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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