RE: Encrypting FTP transfers

["Rich Duzenbury" <rduz@xxxxxxxx>]

I'm working with a client over the internet using a Virtual Private Network.  
There is a bit of software running on my PC that encrypts the packets going 
over the internet.  The intermediate destination for the packets is the VPN 
server on their network.  It's job is to decrypt the packets, and send them 
unencrypted to their true destination.

We use telnet and FTP quite regularly for this job, and the communication is 
supposedly mathematically secure.  The software for the PC side is called 
CheckPoint VPN-1 SecureRemote.  I think the company is CheckPoint Software 
Technologies Ltd.

I have no idea of cost or hassle on the server side, but the client side works 
very well and easily.

Regards,
Rich

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bob Clark
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 1999 8:58 AM
> To: Midrange-L; IGNITE400 MEMBERS LIST
> Subject: Encrypting FTP transfers
> 
> 
> We are in the process of setting up a system for a large customer of
> ours.  They want to be able to FTP a file to us every week.  This file
> will contain sensitive information.  The transfer will be from a PC
> directly to our AS/400.  Does anybody have any ideas on how to encrypt
> this file in such a manner that the AS/400 can decrypt it with no user
> intervention?
> 

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