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Linda , do you currently use Connect Direct with Secure + or without Secure
+ ? If you are using Secure + , is it with self signed certificates ( Local
CA Authority ) or by well known certificate authority.

Regards
Rameez Raza
India , Hyderabad.

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Have went through some of this recently. If you have support with IBM I
would call and open a ticket to discuss exactly what your looking to do.
If you have a way to perform the updates on the host(test or dev) and then
test it I would recommend it.

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27023716

On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:44 AM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Strongly recommend you request an upgrade. I realize that as a
government
entity budgeting rules can be a little different than businesses. I
wouldn't delay until those cipher rules start to really bite you in the
backside. And there are plans to retire a bunch more ciphers soon.

Rob Berendt
--
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Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
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Ship to: Dock 108
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http://www.dekko.com





From: Linda Johns <ljohns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/31/2017 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Thanks for your response. Our model, 9406-520 will not allow for an OS
upgrade higher than 7.1

Thank you,
Linda
410-260-7101

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Rob
Berendt
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 10:13 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct

I know nothing about that software. Keeping that in mind I do have a few
comments.

After some research I see that it is used for Managed File Transfer. For
that we use GoAnywhere by Linoma. No, I am not getting a nickel from
them. Some people use Arpeggio Software.

I would seriously think of moving from 7.1, especially if you are doing
MFT. The reason why is that 7.1 will not support many of the new ciphers
being required by people. Unless, that is, Sterling uses their own
ciphers and not the ones supplied with the OS. IBM has announced they
will NOT port these ciphers down to 7.1. Feel free to double check
archive.midrange.com, LinkedIn - IBM i Professionals Group, or any
number
of other sources. Something to do with new elliptical support in 7.2 and
above...
Since the product requirements list IBM's DCM and stuff I seriously doubt
Sterling uses their own ciphers
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSRS27_3.8.0/
com.ibm.help.cd52.i5os.doc/com.ibm.help.cdi5os_relnotes.
doc/prod_reqs.html

About those requirements, I always get a little concerned about the
quality of information which says "IBM i 7.1 or higher".
But I did find something from IBM giving their blessing to 7.2 and 7.3
although while it says "supported" and "no reported issues" it does say
"Connect:Direct for i5/OS was not run through a full QA cycle with IBM i
7.2"
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21688061

Speaking of ciphers, here's a note regarding ciphers and the version(s)
of
Sterling you want to upgrade TO:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687746

3.7 will reach EOS: 30-Sep-2017
https://www-01.ibm.com/software/support/lifecycleapp/
PLCDetail.wss?from=spf&synkey=R034798T70460H94



Rob Berendt
--
IBM Certified System Administrator - IBM i 6.1
Group Dekko
Dept 1600
Mail to: 2505 Dekko Drive
Garrett, IN 46738
Ship to: Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com





From: Linda Johns <ljohns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 01/31/2017 09:20 AM
Subject: IBM Sterling Connect:Direct
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



We need to upgrade from V3.5.00 to either 3.7.00 or 3.8.00. We use the
*S36 environment and are at V 7.1.00 of the OS.
Any suggestions or stories to share?
TIA,
Linda


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