We have a requirement to setup secure ftp between our AIX v5.3 system and
our mainframe. We don't want to use openssh with sftp and scp. Our mainframe uses ftp over ssl/tls so we have to use this on our AIX box. We have openssl on our AIX system but I'm not sure how to setup ssl/tls over ftp
on AIX box?? Or, does this require a seperate package to accomplish this??

I do not use AIX nor ftps but I can make a few comments. A particular ftp program might have options for running over ssl. But you can not take just any ftp program and set a configuration option to transform it into an ftps program. It is possible that your AIX system has ftps capable ftp programs, but I would be a bit surprised if it does. You probably will need to get some software. You did not even reveal if you need client or server or both. Figure that out before you go looking for software.

ftps is still rather new and in its formative stages. Consequently there are various flavors of ftps. See implicit ssl vs explicit ssl.

I have never used ftps, but on paper it looks really great! But that is how I feel about the Itanium chip too. It is interesting that your mainframe is using ftps already. What does it connect to?

Perderabo,

Thanks for your reply. Unix System Services runs under the MVS operating
systems. All tcpip, ftp, etc... run under USS. We haven't actually used ftps
on the mainframe but this is how IBM suggets you secure ftp, atleast on the mainframe. It also has built in functions for SAF (security) calls to our files. The AIX side, in our tests, is the client.

Regards,

Danny

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