Re: OpenSSL

On Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Chris Bipes wrote:

> I am trying to use a TN5250 emulator to connect to our AS400 via SSL and
> provide a digital certificate to authenticate the computer connecting.  I
> have found Scott Klement's TN5250 emulator but it requires the certificate
> on the PC to be in PEM format.  The AS400 DCM does not provide that format
> and I cannot find a utility that will translate digital certificates.  Well
> I did find the OpenSSL stuff which I am sure will work, but I comes as a
> source library and well, I do not have the tools or experience to create a
> working model.  Can someone point me in the right direction?  What other
> TN5250E emulators, besides CAE, support digital certificates and SSL?

I use tn5250 and openssl.  However I don't authenticate the client, just
the server (though I will be authenticating both shortly).  AFAIK tn5250,
openssl, and the DCM provide everything needed to authenticate both the
server and clients without requiring any kind of certificate translation.
OpenSSL is available as an installable binary for a variety of platforms.
What platform are you using?

James Rich