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Alliance FTP Manager for IBM i : Secure FTP, encryption, report distribution and file compression


Alliance FTP Manager automates the tasks involved with exchanging database files, IFS files, and spool files between your System i / AS400 / iSeries and all other platforms.

  • FTP Automation: Automate the sending and receiving of files with database integration
  • Secure FTP with SSL FTP: Secure FTP sessions with SSL FTP communications with full support for implicit SSL
  • Secure FTP with SSH sFTP: Secure FTP transfers with encrypted Secure SHell sFTP
  • NIST Certification: Meets the stringent standards of NIST for encryption
  • PGP Encryption (optional): PGP Command Line 9 provides cross-platform,standards-based encryption that works with all other PGP solutions
  • Generate encrypted and un-encrypted PDF documents
  • Create and protect Zip files on the IBM i 

 


FEATURES

Secure SSL FTP

  • Secures FTP transfer with RFC 2228 compliant FTP
  • Implements Clear Channel Command (CCC) for firewall negotiation
  • Intelligent firewall negotiation and port management
  • FTP command support for CL programs
  • Bindable service program for RPG and Cobol integration
  • Compatible with GXS and IBM Information exchange networks
  • Compatible with Sterling Connect: Direct and Connect: Enterprise FTP servers

 

Secure Shell FTP (sFTP)

  • SSH server to receive files with Secure FTP (sFTP) and Secure Copy (sCP)
  • Certificate authentication of client connections
  • Automatically transmit files from any library
  • Automatically transmit files from any IFS directory or QNTC Windows folder
  • Secures 5250 Telnet applications with SSH tunneling
  • Secures ODBC applications with SSH tunneling

 

PGP Encryption (optional)

  • Encrypt any database file with strong PGP Command Line 9 encryption
  • Encrypt IFS files and QNTC Windows files
  • Integrated with FTP automation to encrypt and decrypt files on the fly
  • Native IBM i PGP key management
  • Automatic ASCII / EBCDIC conversion for compatibility with Windows, UNIX and Linux
  • IBM z mainframe compatibility
  • Commands for all PGP operations including encrypt, decrypt, sign, key add, and key sign
  • PGP key import and export with cross-platform compatibility

 

Automation & Integration

  • Automatically send files from any library
  • Automatically send files from any IFS directory or QNTC Windows folder
  • Automatically scan remote FTP server and receive files
  • Reformats EDI and ASCII text files to IBM i data format
  • Launches user application to process received files
  • Supports standard FTP, SSL FTP, and SSH sFTP
  • Email notification of transmitted files
  • Automatic PGP ADK processing for compliance
  • Transmission history for compliance reporting

 

Report Distribution

  • Automatically distribute reports electronically via FTP, email, or shared IFS directory
  • Monitors any output queue for new reports
  • Convert to Text, PDF, HTML, RTF formats
  • Automatic FTP transfer to any remote FTP server
  • Emails reports to single recipient or distribution list
  • Copies reports to IFS directory or Windows folder

 

Commands and APIs

  • Complete set of FTP commands for use in CL programs
  • Complete set of SSL FTP and SSH sFTP commands for secure transfer
  • Complete set of PGP commands for encryption, decryption, signing, key add, etc.
  • ZIP and GZIP APIs for file compression
  • SMTP Email commands and APIs to send and receive email messages with attachments
  • SNMP trap message support for integration with OpenView, Tivoli, etc.

 

Zip File Compression

  • Zip and Unzip files using commands and automation
  • Encrypt and decrypt Zip archives using the WinZip AES standard
  • Process multiple files and sub-directories on Zip and Un-Zip
  • Use wildcards to select files
  • Includes Windows Zip command line application

 

Encrypted PDF Support

  • Encrypted and non-encrypted PDF generation
  • Multiple fonts, font sizes, colors
  • Tables, lists, standard text
  • Embedded images
  • Adobe encrypted PDF compatible
  • View PDF on Windows, Mac, Linux, etc

 

Compliance Logging

  • FTP transfer history (send and receive)
  • PGP encryption history with ADK support
  • Encryption key access logging
  • Compliance reports

 

Data Transform

  • Create Excel CSV from any database file
  • Import Excel CSV to database file
  • Create tab-delimited and fixed ASCII files from any database file
  • Automate data transforms to integrate with FTP automation

 

Monitor and Alert

  • System audit journal (QAUDJRN)
  • SNMP trap messages
  • SMTP email notification
  • QSYSOPR message queue

 

Cross-Platform Encryption

  • Alliance AES Encryption for Windows
  • Alliance AES Encryption for Linux (SUSE, Red Hat)
  • Alliance AES Encryption for UNIX (AIX, Solaris)
  • Alliance AES encryption for IBM z
  • Self-decrypting archives for Windows

 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • IBM i i5/OS V5R2 or later
  • SSH support requires V5R3 or later
  • Zip requires Java 1.5.1 or later

 


DOCUMENTATION

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  • More technical information
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Alliance FTP Manager for IBM i is a Townsend Security product.