Digital Certificates 101

["David A Parnin" <daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good morning everybody,

I am getting started on a project to switch from using a dial-up connection
to transmit some files to sending them via the internet using digital
certificates.  I will be receiving more information shortly but my initial
understanding is that the recipient will provide the certificate.  I just
need to be able to use it as part of the file transmission from our 720.
I've checked the archives and the Infocenter and have found some
information.  What I need now is some clarification and direction on what
I'm missing.

We are currently on V5R1 and it's been a little over six months since we've
loaded any PTF's.  It also looks like we don't have the Digital Certificate
Manager installed.  From what I can tell we are going to need it, correct?
It doesn't appear in the tasks when I go to http://systemname:2001.

The requirements from
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r1/ic2924/info/rzahu/rzahurzahureqdcmrequirements.htm#HDRRZAHUREQ_DCM_REQUIREMENTS
state that "option 34" of OS/400 needs to be installed for the
browser-based DCM feature.  I've done a fair amount of loading PTF's in
that past but where is option 34???  Is this an additional product that we
need to purchase or could it possibly be part of our current license?  I
have only ordered CUMe's and PTF's once or twice.  What would I need to
order?

Am I on the right track?  Do I need anything else?  Can you recommend any
resources for learning about this kind of thing?  I appreciate any advice
that you may have.

Dave Parnin
Nishikawa Standard Company
Topeka, IN  46571
daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx