> Secure FTP was possible prior to z/VM 5.3. You had to specify SECURE on the PORT statement > for the FTP server and the client had to initiate a secure connection to the port.
The client also had to understand implicit SSL, which few clients do. > In z/VM 5.3 we've added the ability for the client and server to negotiate security > options based on RFC 4217 (Securing FTP with TLS). Configuration of the FTP server to > support TLS is discussed in TCP/IP Planning and Customization, Chapter 8. Configuring > the FTP Server (specifically Step 6: Configure Secure FTP Connections). And this works just fine with a lot more clients on the server side. I don't see any changes to the CMS client, though.