Re: Secure FTP Using SSH

I have a requirement to change an automated transfer using ftp to one that uses 
sftp.  
 
Does anyone have any info as to how this can be quickly (and painlessly) 
installed and up and running?  
 
The licpgm's are installed but and I've got this guide, but I'm not really sure 
about the instructions and if/how I create a key, etc.  
 
Does anyone wanna gimme a quick tip sheet on this?  I'd appreciate it.  
 
Frank
 
 
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 8:38 AM
Subject: RE: Secure FTP Using SSH


I almost agree with this.  I consider QSHELL to be native just like I
consider the IFS to be native.  However, I consider apps that run in
PASE to not be native.  QSHELL essentially enables UNIX apps to be
ported to i5/OS with the side bonus of giving us handy utilities.  PASE
allows UNIX/AIX apps to run on i5/OS without porting (theoretically,
anyway).  Somewhat of a subtle difference but PASE doesn't particularly
encourage ISVs to support the iSeries while QSHELL does.

John A. Jones, CISSP
Americas Information Security Officer
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782
john.jones@xxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Cunningham
Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 3:59 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx; wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Secure FTP Using SSH

yes, I consider anything running on the iSeries processor to be "native"
no matter what the environment is as oppossed to something running on a
PC which I consider non-native. 

wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 9/28/2006 4:35:37 PM >>>

When you say "native sftp client" what exactly are you referring to? 
The qshell component of OS400 plus the 5733SC1 licensed program?  In my

mind, that's not a native solution since it runs in a unix shell. 
There
isn't any other way to run an sftp client, is there?

Shalom Carmel wrote:

I use the native sftp client on iSeries.
sftp requires either a user/password pair, or key exchange.
If you are looking to automate unattended file transfers then you

must 

use keys.
BTW, this is true only for the openssh client, like the one we have

in 

PASE.
Putty (for windows) lets you script file transfers without

passwords.

Shalom Carmel
----------------
www.hackingiseries.com

I have been looking for a native sftp client for iSeries for some

time

and saw this a redbook a few months ago but it goes far beyond what

we

need to do and really does not speak to the simple sftp without

using

keys. Our sftp need still uses a userid/password for authentication

just

like ftp and ftps but runs the sftp protocol which the FTP command

will

not do. Has anyone used this native sftp client in this type of 
environment?

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