Re: How to securely connect to IIS outside the firewall.

look at mq-series (now websphere mq-family)
http://www-3.ibm.com/software/ts/mqseries/index.html

to copy from their home page the description that tells it all -
<quote>MQSeries integrates so much, so easily.
It's how different systems do business together.</quote>

the problem will be getting your vendor to seriously look at the product.

and can be done securely.
jim franz


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Murvin" <davem@drme.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 7:35 PM
Subject: How to securely connect to IIS outside the firewall.


> I'm looking for any ideas on how I can connect to IIS or allow IIS to
> connect to the AS/400.
>
> The problem is that the IIS server is currently hosted by an outside
> provider and is outside the firewall.  Initially they are looking for info
> like order status, but they want to eventually get to direct order entry
> from the web.  They currently allow IIS to open up a direct read only
> connection to an Oracle data base that passes through a specific port in
> the firewall.
>
> The present configuration seems way to insecure to me for any connections
> to the AS/400.  If they move the IIS server in-house into the DMZ, then I
> think there could be several ways to communicate.
>
> I keep hoping they can get some infrastructure established and maybe go
> with Websphere, but this type of option has been dragging on for a long
> time and there doesn't seem to be any decision in the near future.
>
> In the mean time, are there any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dave Murvin
> DRM Enterprises, Inc.
> davem@drme.com
>
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