Safe and Secure Transfers with z/OS FTP

Project and Program: Enterprise Data Center, Security and Compliance

Tags: Proceedings, 2016, SHARE in San Antonio 2016

FTP is a readily available; convenient; and inexpensive technology to transfer files and data sets between z/OS and a virtually unlimited number of other operating system platforms.
This session will explore a wide range of aspects related to how FTP works on z/OS; with a focus on how you can secure both the FTP environment itself and the individual data transfers that z/OS FTP participates in both as a client and as a server. We will look at a set of usage scenarios; providing suggestions on how to best exploit selected security features of z/OS FTP technology. Covered features include: • Protection of data transfers using Application Transparent Transport Layer Security (AT-TLS)
• Using SERVAUTH security profiles to limit access to FTP system resources
• Securing and limiting certain FTP functions such as anonymous FTP;
• Configuring FTP to enable firewall traversal
-Lin Overby-IBM Corporation; Sam Reynolds-IBM Corporation

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