Re: Encryption methods on the i

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

A very easy way to transfer files securly will be to make a "file 
upload" web page in the i, and use it under https.  You can create your 
own certificate free. The inconvenient with that is that the first time 
you use it, it will ask if yuo can trust it.

Vernon Hamberg wrote:

> Jeff
>
> You were probably given APIs for decryption - there are some built 
> around an MI function called CIPHER - I forget whether it does decryption.
>
> For most of this you'll need the key they use on the Windows side to 
> decrypt.
>
> You'll likely also need to convert the decrypted values from ASCII to 
> EBCDIC - seems I recall that early in this thread.
>
> I just looked up CIPHER - at v5r1 there was support for encryption or 
> decryption using DEA, TDEA, RC4, and AES.
>
> Seems it is the same at 7.1 - there are several options for each of these.
>
> Recent releases have DECRYPT functions in SQL - will the entire CSV file 
> be encrypted en masse, or by individual rows? If the latter, you might 
> be able to fit the data into a "column" and use SQL.
>
> Just thinking off-the-cuff - now back to real work!
>
> HTH
> Vern
>
> On 4/9/2014 3:34 PM, Jeff Young wrote:
>  
>
> > Paul,
> > The encryption will be done on a WINDOWS platform.
> > Needs to be "push-pull-click-click'
> >
> >
> > Jeff Young
> > Sr. Programmer Analyst
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Jeff,
> > >
> > > We use OpenSSH, client and server.
> > > This does 2 things for you.
> > > 1) Encrypts the data.
> > > 2) Eliminates need for storing users and passwords.
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> > > midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Young
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2014 10:43 AM
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > Subject: Encryption methods on the i
> > >
> > > All,
> > > I have a client that is presently sending files from another system (not
> > > i) to the IFS in CSV format..
> > > They are planning to encrypt the data prior to transmission and my program
> > > will need to decrypt it before processing.
> > >
> > > What encryption / decryption methods are available on the i to do this?
> > > At this time, the client has not chosen an encryption method and they want
> > > to ensure that the decryption process is available for the i.
> > >
> > > At this time, they are not looking for a commercial solution, and I would
> > > prefer a solution that could be used an ILE RPG program, or a system
> > > command.
> > >
> > > TIA,
> > >
> > > Jeff Young
> > > Sr. Programmer Analyst
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