PC5250 Telnet - security and setup

[Tom Jedrzejewicz <tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greetings!

I have just gone through the exercise to get iSeries Access / PC5250 /
Telnet to be able to use SSL.  It as quite an ordeal, with multiple
iterations of certificate creation, importing, assigning to
applications, etc.  Given that, I am not completely clear.

Once SSL is working on the iSeries and is setup for Telnet, can
someone clarify what needs to be done on the PC to get PC 5250 working
over SSL.

Additionally, I was wondering about your opinions ...

1. Is it worth setting up for internal use?  How about for remote PC's
connection through client VPNs?

2. Is using PC5250 and SSL secure enough to allow use over the
internet without VPN?  Would you guys recommend this?  Is there
additional security that you would undertake if doing so?

Thanks.
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Tom Jedrzejewicz
tomjedrz@xxxxxxxxx