Re: Remote TCP/IP connection using TN5250 or browser JAVA applet

[Vern Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 06:24 AM 12/8/97 -0600, you wrote:
>At 06:52 PM 12/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>on 12/07/97at 01:28 PM, the Great and Grand  Wazir
>>cmassoglia@vixa.voyager.net (Charles L. Massoglia) said:
>>
>>>>
>>>You might want to provide some more detail on what you did and how you
>>>did it.  My guess is many on this list salivate at the prospect of
>>>accessing their AS/400 from home via the internet.  Of course there is
>>>always that nuisance issue of security to consider.
>>
>>Charlie, the AS/400 has to have tcp/ip on, be connected with an internet
>>IP address you can predict, and have a telnet port open.  The PC has to
>>have a slip or ppp connection to the internet and have a TN5250 program. 
>>It configures easily (type in the IP address.  Aslo type the port number
>>if the AS/400 is using anything other than port 23).  It really is simple;
>>I did it, after all.
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------
>>Booth Martin     
>>---------------------------------------------------
>
>Is there any way around sending your AS/400 userid and password over the
>internet in the clear? How often do you change passwords? What level of
>security are you running?

I'm not aware of a way to encrypt passwords yet. IBM's Host On Demand
product supports SSL (secure sockets layer), which will do this. However,
it is not yet clear about putting the server parts of this product on an
AS/400—requires Java, for one thing. But it might work with an AIX or NT
server. HOD info at <http://www.networking.ibm.com/hex/hexprod_en.html>.

Cheers

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 371-1111 x480


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