RE: VPN access

["Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doesn't JWALK run telnet under the covers? Secure telnet can be done pretty
easily. 

Paul Nelson
Office 512-392-2577
Cell 708-670-6978
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pete Helgren
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:43 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: VPN access

Ron,

It depends upon the capability of JWalk.  If it can be configured to run 
in an SSL environment, there is little reason to also run the VPN.  We 
have plenty of web apps that run SSL that have sensitive student and 
employee data that is encrypted through SSL. We don't use a VPN for 
those applications, just SSL.

Pete


ron hawkins wrote:
> Hi All,
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> We have a software package written in ILE RPG. We use a Seagull product to
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> We have about 1,000 users that come into our iSeries through a VPN. I was
> just asked by management if we actually need the VPN. Could we just use
SSL
> to allow our customers to run our application? After all, I don't need a
VPN
> to access my bank account over the internet. And there is a lot of
> overhead/cost in setting up the VPN connection. 
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> So, my question is, Do we need a VPN to run a secured application using
5250
> or can we do it with just SSL? Second question is, what is everybody else
> doing?
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> Ron
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