How about opening a PPTP link from the PCs that will connect to the
server, then opening the TCP/IP uniObjects connection through the
tunnel? Isn't that what Stunnel does anyway?

Karl

On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 15:16, James F Thompson wrote:
> The transport layer between the two servers, Universe Database and
> UniObject Client, is thru a TCPIP/socket; this is the network traffic
> that we are trying to encrypt.
>   
> Hiding the port or restricting the node access does not keep the packets
> from being captured.... Has anyone tried using "Stunnel"?
> 
> 
> James F Thompson
> Senior Systems Analyst
> Cypress Business Solutions, LLC
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Behalf Of Ray Wurlod
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:47 PM
> To: U2 Users Discussion List
> Subject: Re: UniObjects
> 
> UniObjects does not use a sockets-based interface, so SSL and so on
> aren't relevant.
> 
> Rather, UniObjects uses a proprietary interface built on an architecture
> called InterCall. The only "security" is a port number that's not used
> for anything else, and a check in the unirpcservices file about nodes
> permitted to access the uvcs/udcs service.
> 
> In particular, no encryption is available within the product.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Vezertzis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 14:53:23 -0400
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: UniObjects
> 
> > Does anyone have knowledge of how to handle secure communications from
> > UniObjects into Universe?  (SSL, SSH, etc.)  We are covered from end
> > user to UniObjects, but not from UniObjects to Universe.  I haven't
> been
> > able to find any supporting documentation..
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
> >  
> >  
> > Kevin D. Vezertzis
> > Project Manager
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