Re: SSL on FTP (was Secure Shell on the 400)

I suspect that FTP client SSL support is coming soon.....

Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fritz Hayes" <fhayes@spiritone.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: SSL on FTP (was Secure Shell on the 400)


> Yes, the SSL on FTP is a V5R1 enhancement.  Neat server feature but
> requiresan FTP client that is SSL enabled.  My copy of CuteFTP Pro has
> SSL and works with V5R1.  But it (CuteFTP Pro) does cost money.  The
> Freeware/Shareware version doesn't have the security stuff, just like
> the native Windoze client.
>
> As for whether the AS/400 client is SSL compatible, I don't know and
> will look into it.
>
> Best Regards
>
> Fritz Hayes
> Atwater Associates
> 503-636-5914
>
> |On Tue, 13 November 2001, "Fritz Hayes" wrote:
> |
> |> What may be at issue is the effort to secure the FTP transaction
> beyond
> |> Exit Program.  Here is what V5R1 provides:
> |>
> |> SSL to secure FTP connections:
> |> Secure sockets layer support allows the user to to eliminate the
> |> exposure of sending passwords and data "in the clear" on the network
> |> when using the OS/400 FTP server with an FTP client that also
> supports
> |> SSL
> |
> |I'd guess the issue with this would be whether or not the AS/400 FTP
> client
> |supported SSL (though even SSL was not given in the original question
> as an
> |acceptable option). I'm not aware of AS/400 FTP client SSL support
> unless
> |it's new in v5r1. Is it available?
> |
> |Tom Liotta
>
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