Re: Personal Communcations / iSeries Access for Windows

[Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx>]

Douglas,
The reason for the "Double Signon" is that IA and its predecessors first
log into the IBM as-signon server.  This gives you access to other
non-workstation functions like upload/download files etc.
After authenticating to that, you then get the normal "green screen" signon
prompt.  This is the Telent authentication.
Your "other" program that uses telnet only, will just give you access to
the "geeen screen" only services.

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:06 AM, Englander, Douglas <
Douglas_Englander@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Looking at a post on google, I see that in order to stop having a double
> signon with iSeries Access for Windows [IA], you need to configure IA, and
> change the value of QRMTSIGN to *VERIFY. Further posts in the stream warn
> of causing a SOX problem when doing that, which explains why we have the
> double sign-on.
>
> However, we also have another product (cannot provide name) that provides
> a 5250 green screen signon. It appears to use a Telnet connection. Does
> anyone know why this other product does not require two sign ons and the
> IBM product (IA) does? Does IA also communicate via Telnet? If not, is
> Telnet as secure as the connection provided by IA? Can IA be configured to
> use Telnet and bypass the two screens?
>
> We are trying to retire the other product, but the users complain about
> having to sign on twice.
>
> Any information as to how Telnet does not require the second sign on would
> be helpful.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Doug
>
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