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About This Document >>     Installing SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Getting Started with SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Configuring the Server >>         Server Configuration Files >>         Defining Subconfigurations >>         Configuring Ciphers and MACs >>             Crypto Hardware Support             Recommended Algorithms         Configuring Root Logins         Restricting User Logins         Configuring Code Pages         Defining Subsystems         Auditing >>         Securing the Server >>     Authentication >>     System Administration >>     File Transfer Using SFTP >>     Secure File Transfer Using Transparent FTP Security >>     Tunneling >>     Troubleshooting SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS >>     Man Pages and Default Configuration Files >>     Log Messages >>

Recommended Algorithms

The crypto hardware devices available on zSeries machines implement certain algorithms. Although SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS includes most of the algorithms available in SSH Tectia Client and Server products on other platforms, using hardware acceleration is recommended because it will reduce the CPU usage.

Recommended algorithms on System z9 and z10 if crypto hardware is enabled:

• Cipher: 128-bit AES and 3DES (aes128-cbc,3des-cbc)
• MAC: SHA-1 (hmac-sha1)

Recommended algorithms on other systems if crypto hardware is enabled:

• Cipher: 3DES (3des-cbc)
• MAC: SHA-1 (hmac-sha1)

Recommended algorithms if crypto hardware is not enabled or not installed:

• Cipher: 128-bit AES (aes128-cbc)
• MAC: SHA-1 (hmac-sha1)