No kidding! I was unaware -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Hayim Sokolsky Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 2:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Is z/OS FTP encrypted?
Actually "plain old" FTP on z/OS has supported encryption --- directly --- for a good long while. It just has to be configured properly. When ATTLS became available, FTP was enabled to use PAGENT to handle the encryption. Both the client and server on z/OS support encryption. Hayim Sokolsky (he/him/his) Director, Software Engineering Rocket Software, USA E: [email protected] W:RocketSoftware.com The views I have expressed in this email are my own personal views, and are not endorsed or supported by, and do not necessarily express or reflect the views, positions, or strategies of my employer. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Robert Garrett Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 3:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Is z/OS FTP encrypted? EXTERNAL EMAIL "Plain old" FTP on z/OS does not support encryption --- directly -- however it's possible to enforce encryption at the TCPIP stack level via AT/TLS. Short for Application Transparent Transport Level Security - the key phrase bei8ng "Application Transparent". When configured properly TCPIP itself will ensure and enforce encryption and the zOS FTP server won't even know it's happening. Interestingly enough, both client and server on z/VM do support TLS encryption. Configuring ATTLS on zOS requires running the policy agent (PAGENT) and setting up the appropriate policies, certificates, etc. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Is z/OS FTP encrypted? Newbie question: I've just started work for a new client, and they (understandably) don't care for me using Win FTP to load up my REXX tools because it's not encrypted; the REXX execs aren't secret, but my ID and password should be. But once I've laboriously gotten a bunch of things uploaded using IND$FILE, what about moving them from one complex to another? Is FTP encrypted once I'm talking between two mainframes? --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* ...in February, United States coalition-building efforts are dealt a severe blow when France announces that it will not participate in the impending Iraq invasion, a decision that, in the words of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, "could seriously impair our ability to surrender". -Dave Barry’s 2003 Year in Review */ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ================================ Rocket Software, Inc. and subsidiaries ■ 77 Fourth Avenue, Waltham MA 02451 ■ Main Office Toll Free Number: +1 855.577.4323 Contact Customer Support: https://my.rocketsoftware.com/RocketCommunity/RCEmailSupport Unsubscribe from Marketing Messages/Manage Your Subscription Preferences - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/manage-your-email-preferences Privacy Policy - http://www.rocketsoftware.com/company/legal/privacy-policy ================================ This communication and any attachments may contain confidential information of Rocket Software, Inc. All unauthorized use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify Rocket Software immediately and destroy all copies of this communication. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
