Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) administration
Use IBM® i Access for Windows SSL support in client/server environments.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a popular security scheme that allows the PC client to authenticate the server and encrypts all data and requests.
Use SSL when transferring sensitive data between clients and servers. The transfer of credit card and bank statement information are examples of client/server transactions that typically take advantage of SSL. There is an increased cost in performance with SSL because of the added encryption and decryption processing.
The optionally-installed IBM i Access for Windows support for Secure Sockets Layer is a way to manage keyed databases with IBM Key Management. All IBM i Access for Windows functions communicate over SSL except Incoming Remote Command. The IBM i Access for Windows SSL support allows SSL communications at the 128-bit, or higher, level of encryption.
- Client authentication is available for PC5250.
- Both 32-bit and 64-bit SSL support are installed on the client, when the SSL component is installed on a 64-bit Windows operating system.
To configure SSL, see the topic collection at .