Begin changeUsing SSL to Encrypt Data Between the Proxy Client and the Proxy Server

You can use SSL to encrypt data exchanged between the proxy client and proxy server. The files that come with the Client Encryption licensed program (5769CE2 or 5769CE3) are used to encrypt the data. Like AS/400 Toolbox for Java, these files are platform-independent Java classes that enable the proxy client and proxy server to run on any platform with a Java virtual machine.

Perform the following tasks to encrypt data flowing between the proxy client and the proxy server:

  1. Set up the proxy server to handle encrypted data.
  2. Set up the proxy client to handle encrypted data.
  3. Use the SecureAS400 object force the Toolbox to encrypt data.

Note: The first two steps only create a secure path between proxy client and the proxy server. The application must use the SecureAS400 object to tell the Toolbox to flow data across the secure path. Using an AS400 object does not encrypt the data, and instead uses the normal path to the server.

Encrypting data between the proxy client and the proxy server does not involve SSL. All that is needed are the Java classes that come with the Client Encryption licensed program (5769CE2 or 5769CE3). If you want to encrypt data flowing between the proxy server and the iSeries servers, you must also set up encryption between the proxy server and the iSeries server.End change