SSH Tectia

SSH Tectia® Server 6.0 for IBM z/OS

Product Description

Tectia Corporation

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For Open Source Software acknowledgements, see appendix Open Source Software License Acknowledgements in the Product Description.

9 January 2009


Table of Contents

1. About This Document
2. Introduction
Key Applications
Secure File Transfer
Secure Application Connectivity
Secure System Administration
Origins of Secure Shell
Security Services
Secure Shell Protocol
Different Protocol Versions
3. Features and Benefits
FTP Replacement
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
FTP-SFTP Conversion
Transparent FTP Tunneling
Enhanced File Transfer (EFT)
Strong Authentication
SSH Tectia Client/Server Solution Features
High Performance with SSH G3
Ease of Use
Features Specific to SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS
4. Architecture
SSH Tectia Solution Components
SSH Tectia Client
SSH Tectia ConnectSecure
SSH Tectia Server
Authentication
Server Authentication
User Authentication
5. Use Cases
Replacing Plaintext FTP with FTP-SFTP Conversion
Securing Plaintext FTP with Transparent FTP Tunneling
Secure TN3270 Application Connectivity to IBM Mainframes
Securing Database Replication
Secure System Administration
6. Product Specification
Supported Operating Systems
Hardware and Space Requirements
SSH Tectia Features per Product
Supported Authentication Methods
Supported User Authentication Methods
Supported PKI Features
Supported Cryptographic Algorithms, Protocols, and Standards
Public-Key Algorithms
Data Integrity Algorithms
Encryption Algorithms
Hardware Acceleration of Cryptographic Operations
Glossary
Index