Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 15:56:17 -0400
From: Warner Mach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: PGP Assistance Needed
Original question:
We are a relatively small shop. We have need for PGP encryption to send
payroll files to various banks, but can not afford an expensive
solution.
We installed PGP from 'Tools and Toys' and one of the banks accepts the
resulting files. The T&T solution is relatively simple and another of
the banks wants a more extensive encryption ... We talked to
Mega-Cryption,
but they are too expensive for our limited requirements. We also talked
to the 'DATA21' folks, but they don't do PGP on the mainframe; the
actual
encryption is done on a PC which, for political reasons, does not work
for us ... I see that another company is now advertising: 'Prime
Factors'
(www.primefactors.com). Has anyone had any experience with these folks?
Are they likely to be less expensive than Mega-Cryption? ... Also,
is there some other option that we might have overlooked? ... Thanks.
.
From: Richard Pinion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Richard asked:
So the other banks won't accept RSA Legacy 1024 bit encryption?
A: I don't have the information with me right now but, as I recall,
they objected to the limited key length and the encryption routine.
It is apparently up to us to meet their standards.
From: Hal Merritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hal suggested:
Subject: Re: PGP Assistance Needed
There is the option of certificate based SSL. It is native to z/os (no
cost) and there are PC clients available.
It is built right into FTP.
HTH.
A: We are, in fact, using FTP to communicate with the banks. We use SSL
to log into the mainframe, but this is slightly outside my area of
expertise. I was not aware of an SSL & FTP connection. Can you direct
me to a manual that would help with SSL/FTP? (Of course we will have to
get agreement from the bank) ... Thanks.
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