Thanks Kirk, just the info I needed. Jim McAlpine
On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Kirk Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, > > The two primary non-proprietary protocols and IBM products are: > > - FTPS (TLS). This is supported by z/OS Communications Server. > > - SSH SFTP. This is supported by z/OS Ported Tools - OpenSSH. > > > FTPS pros - > Full dataset support by z/OS CS > Generally, better native z/OS features than Ported Tools SSH > > FTPS cons - > Uses multiple sockets which can be tricky wrt firewalls, NAT routers, etc > Requires compatible FTPS server > > SFTP pros - > Single socket connection, much more firewall friendly > SSH/SFTP tends to be more widely available on partner *nix systems than > FTPS > > SFTP cons - > Ported Tools version of OpenSSH doesn't support MVS datasets, SMF, etc. > > Other options - > > - We offer a free extension to Ported Tools OpenSSH that adds MVS dataset > support and SMF logging to SFTP. > - We also offer a free proxy tool that can be used to tunnel regular FTP > over an SSH connection. > - SSH Communications offers their own completely separate SSH/SFP product > ("Tectia"). > > Kirk Wolf > Dovetailed Technologies > http://dovetail.com > > PS> Are you interested in more information on z/OS SSH SFTP ? We plan on > offering a free webinar on Ported Tools OpenSSH and SFTP. Please drop me > an > email if you are interested and I'll add you to announcement list when it > is > available. > > > > On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 9:24 AM, Jim McAlpine <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > What protocols are available to enable secure file transfer with z/OS > being > > the client. I've RTFM but not found a great deal and the archives are > not > > helping me very much. > > > > Jim McAlpine > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
