Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
Hi, We have a product (Spool-off) that is very inexpensive (less than $5k)that will take the information from the JES2 spool and place it into RACF secure datasets that can be sent via FTP or EMAIL to the users, or they can access them on the mainframe directly. These datasets are then managed by the system so that you can store them indefinately. The advantage is that 90% of the print output isn't ever sent anywhere (except to archive) and if they need it, later, it can be retrieved by them directly. The other advantage is that the output doesn't take up space on the spool and you don't have to worry about users that complain that you didn't keep their output that they forgot about on the spool for a few days because you already have an archived version of everything. The output can be sent via FTP or EMAIL using an SSL connection if you want to be really secure. We are designing a whole new interface for the product that will allow for direct web access. Brian -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
What about ...access to TSO ? Just allow them to browse the reports on 3270 emulator screen. It doesn't require anything except emulator. It can be SSL session. It does require almost no setup. It doesn't consume network bandwith. It is secure - data will not leave most secure platorm, while PC can be stolen, hacked, etc. You can monitor what reports are read, what are never touched. You can monitor who read the reports. You can migrate older reports to tape and recall them when needed. Unattended. Just my $0.02 -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland Robert Pelletier wrote: Hi All. I have been asked by the user to come up with a way to SECURELY ship reports from the frame to the users. Right now we use XMITIP unsecured or unsecured FTP to ship them. The user stated: 1. If possible NO changes to their PCs / use of keys if possible. 2. User doesn't care if reports go to the server from the frame and then uses something secure on the PC to ship them secured ( I don't want to do it this way if possible as it moves another function off the frame). 3. Mentioned a product called VPS? 4. Basically they want some sort of security on what goes to school etc. I am a 3 person shop running OS390 V2R10 very vanilla and have never dealt with this type of issue. I am not even sure if my needs are clear. Any suggestions/ideas/where to look are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
I didn't think OS390 V2R10 supported FTP with SSl. Craig -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Bui Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 4:55 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users zOS supports FTP with SSL for secure connections. We use Control-D to store output on zOS, and Control-D web access on the unix side for user to sign on, and retrieve their output to either print or save on their pc. SB -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
Check out Data21 zip/390 www.data21.com You can zip files to be compatible with most zip packages such as PKzip, Winzip, gzip on Windows and Unix, and also encrypt. User does have to have software that can unzip and/or decrypt. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
Hi All. I have been asked by the user to come up with a way to SECURELY ship reports from the frame to the users. Right now we use XMITIP unsecured or unsecured FTP to ship them. The user stated: 1. If possible NO changes to their PCs / use of keys if possible. 2. User doesn't care if reports go to the server from the frame and then uses something secure on the PC to ship them secured ( I don't want to do it this way if possible as it moves another function off the frame). 3. Mentioned a product called VPS? 4. Basically they want some sort of security on what goes to school etc. I am a 3 person shop running OS390 V2R10 very vanilla and have never dealt with this type of issue. I am not even sure if my needs are clear. Any suggestions/ideas/where to look are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Have a Nice Day ! Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Ct. Confidentiality Notice Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
I don't know if your level of XMITIP supports creating password protected PDFs, but that is how I send some reports from a z/VM system to user's email. I use a TXT2PDF program that takes mainframe generated linemode reports and packages them as password (128 bit) protected PDFs. I then ship the PDF to the approriate user's email. The user just sees a regular email with a PDF attachment and when they open the PDF they get prompted by Adobe for the password. After they enter the password they see the report and can print it as they wish. My understanding is that this TXT2PDF program was created from a component of XMITIP. /Tom Kern /301-903-2211 On Wed, 24 May 2006 15:29:16 -0400, Robert Pelletier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All. I have been asked by the user to come up with a way to SECURELY ship reports from the frame to the users. Right now we use XMITIP unsecured or unsecured FTP to ship them. The user stated: 1. If possible NO changes to their PCs / use of keys if possible. 2. User doesn't care if reports go to the server from the frame and then uses something secure on the PC to ship them secured ( I don't want to do it this way if possible as it moves another function off the frame). 3. Mentioned a product called VPS? 4. Basically they want some sort of security on what goes to school etc. I am a 3 person shop running OS390 V2R10 very vanilla and have never dealt with this type of issue. I am not even sure if my needs are clear. Any suggestions/ideas/where to look are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Have a Nice Day ! Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Ct. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
On Wed, 24 May 2006 15:29:16 -0400 Robert Pelletier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: :Hi All. I have been asked by the user to come up with a way to SECURELY :ship reports from the frame to the users. Right now we use XMITIP :unsecured or unsecured FTP to ship them. The user stated: :1. If possible NO changes to their PCs / use of keys if possible. :2. User doesn't care if reports go to the server from the frame and then :uses something secure on the PC to ship them secured ( I don't want to :do it this way if possible as it moves another function off the frame). :3. Mentioned a product called VPS? :4. Basically they want some sort of security on what goes to school etc. :I am a 3 person shop running OS390 V2R10 very vanilla and have never :dealt with this type of issue. I am not even sure if my needs are clear. :Any suggestions/ideas/where to look are greatly appreciated. Thanks in :advance. How about hosting a web server on the mainframe and using secure HTML to download the data? Rather than pushing the data, the end user will pull it. -- Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users
zOS supports FTP with SSL for secure connections. We use Control-D to store output on zOS, and Control-D web access on the unix side for user to sign on, and retrieve their output to either print or save on their pc. SB -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Pelletier Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Need Suggestions - Best Way To Ship Secure Reports from Mainframe to Users Hi All. I have been asked by the user to come up with a way to SECURELY ship reports from the frame to the users. Right now we use XMITIP unsecured or unsecured FTP to ship them. The user stated: 1. If possible NO changes to their PCs / use of keys if possible. 2. User doesn't care if reports go to the server from the frame and then uses something secure on the PC to ship them secured ( I don't want to do it this way if possible as it moves another function off the frame). 3. Mentioned a product called VPS? 4. Basically they want some sort of security on what goes to school etc. I am a 3 person shop running OS390 V2R10 very vanilla and have never dealt with this type of issue. I am not even sure if my needs are clear. Any suggestions/ideas/where to look are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Have a Nice Day ! Bob Pelletier Connecticut Student Loan Foundation Rocky Hill, Ct. Confidentiality Notice Unless expressly stated otherwise, this message is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended for the addressee(s) only. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not an addressee, any disclosure or copying of the contents of this e-mail or any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on it is unauthorized and may be unlawful. If you are not an addressee, please inform the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
