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Chapter 2. Secure Sockets Layer support
This chapter introduces the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) function of IBM
Communications Server for AIX, Version 6. CS/AIX supports secure
connections between Telnet clients and a CS/AIX TN3270E server. In
addition, the CS/AIX TN Redirector supports both upstream and downstream
SSL connections.
CS/AIX Secure Sockets Layer uses SSL Version 3 to provide data encryption
and server/client authentication using signed certificates. The primary goal of
the SSL protocol is to provide private and reliable communications between
two applications. In the following sections, we’ll discuss the concept ...