IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS is an Assured File Transfer system that makes use of security for the control and data.
In the case of z/OS, Connect:Direct for z/OS 5.1 is the IBM release of the Connect:Direct for z/OS 5.0 put out by Sterling Commerce (their last release prior to the IBM acquisition). The Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS releases may require Secure Plus in order to effect data/control security. I think that all the currently supported Connect:Direct for z/OS releases support using non encrypted transfers, control only encrypted, and control and data encrypted as the installation and its partner(s) require. The 5.0 and 5.1 releases do support all three (again, the pre-IBM acquisition releases may require Secure Plus to effect encryption)/ Regards, Steve Thompson Staff Software Engineer Connect:Direct for z/OS IBM - Software Group __________________ Group, Are there differences in AFT technology by provider? FTP solutions tend to be different by platform. There appears to be a few different Assured File Transfer (AFT) providers. On the ucdmo.gov site (Nov 2011) - The UCDMO Cross-Domain base line lists AFT. On some internet patent site Assured File Transfer (AFT) shows up. I've seen AFT implementation listed as a project for one company and AFT is listed as a Trusted Computer Solution for another. Mitre.org lists AFT under Cross-Domain Transfer (Transfer Solution). Purifile has also been mentioned. Q). For z/OS (like V1R12) what AFT solutions are people using in production? OPENSSH has SFTP which is not based on FTP as defined in RFC-959. SFTP uses a single secured channel. I did not find an RFC for AFT and I assume if AFT is being written by different providers there may be some differences in their implementation. Q). What can I expect AFT to provide that is common across these solutions? With AFT do both the control and data connections need to be secured where the client and server will need to perform an SSL handshake during the establishment of each data connection? Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays, Dave Dave Hansen Eagan Software Systems Branch 651-406-1208 [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
