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SSL prerequisites

Before you can use SSL with AS/400 Toolbox for Java, you must follow the steps outlined below:

  1. Install the Cryptographic Access Provider licensed program for AS/400 (5769-AC1, 5769-AC2, or 5769-AC3) on your AS/400
  2. Install the AS/400 Client Encryption licensed program (5769-CE1, 5769-CE2, or 5769-CE3) on your AS/400
  3. You should control authorization of the users to the files. To help you to meet the SSL legal responsibilities, you must change the authority of the directory that contains the SSL files to control user access to the files. In order to change the authority, you must follow the steps below:

    Note: Users with *ALLOBJ special authority cannot be denied access to the SSL files.

  4. Get and configure the server certificate. To do this, you need to do the following:
    1. Install the following products:
    2. Get a server certificate:
  5. Apply the certificate to the following AS/400 servers that are used by AS/400 Toolbox for Java:

SSL requirements

After you are sure that your AS/400 meets the requirements for SSL, follow the steps outlined below to use SSL on your workstations.

  1. Copy the proper SSL encryption algorithms: either sslightu.zip or sslightx.zip
  2. Update the CLASSPATH
  3. Download your certificate if you have built your own
  4. Use the AS/400 Secure Class within your applicationEnd change


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