Re: PGP Encryption Software for AS400 iSeries

[Bob Donovan <mpmd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> every version of PGP or GNU I've found doesn't run on the iSeries, which
> is not surprising.   It needs to run under AIX, or some flavor of Unix
> or Linux or Windoz.
>
> I need to do the same thing and considered using the Qshell of OS/400
> to run some version of PGP or GNU but don't know if it will work.   If I
> have to, I'll configure an LPAR to use AIX or Linux to run my PGP or
> GNU.

The AIX version should run on your iSeries.  An AIX version of PGP 
(Command Line) can be copied to the IFS and called from applications 
running under OS/400 and i5/OS.

The following instructions can be used to install PGP to your IFS from a 
Windows desktop.

1. Download the pre-built AIX binary from here: 
http://www.pgpi.org/products/pgp/versions/freeware/unix/6.5.8/.   This 
will save a compressed tar file called PGPcmdln_6.5.8.AIX_FW.tar.gz on 
your PC.

2. To work with compressed tar files under Windows, you can download and 
install the latest version of 7-zip (freeware) from here: 
http://www.7-zip.org/

3. From Windows Explorer, invoke the 7-Zip file manager to perform a 
series of conversions/extractions on the compressed tar file (the series 
of intermediate extracted file names below look very similar, but there 
are subtle differences):

 PGPcmdln_6.5.8.AIX_FW.tar.gz
   (-extract->)  PGPcmdln_6.5.8.AIX_FW.tar
 PGPcmdln_6.5.8.AIX_FW.tar
   (-extract->)  PGPcmdln_6.5.8_AIX_FW.tar.gz
 PGPcmdln_6.5.8_AIX_FW.tar.gz
   (-extract->)  PGPcmdln_6.5.8_AIX_FW.tar
 PGPcmdln_6.5.8_AIX_FW.tar
   (-extract->) pgp-6.5.8/pgp  <-- this is the PGP binary

4. Transfer the AIX binary (pgp) to your IFS using FTP (in BINary mode)

5. From a command entry screen, use QSH or Qshell to invoked the AIX 
binary.  E.g.:

    > QSH CMD('/.../pgp -h')

- Bob