The AS400 class manages the following:
The Java program must provide an AS400 object when the Java program uses an instance of a class that accesses the iSeries. For example, the CommandCall object requires an AS400 object before it can send commands to the iSeries.
The AS400 object handles connections, user IDs, and passwords differently when it is running in the iSeries Java virtual machine. For more information, see iSeries Java virtual machine.
AS400 objects
now support Kerberos authentication, using the Java Generic Security Service
Application Programming Interface (JGSS API) to authenticate to the server,
instead of using a user ID and password.
Note: Using Kerberos tickets requires that you install J2SDK,
v1.4 and configure the Java Generic Security Services (JGSS) Application Programming
Interface. For more information about JGSS, see the J2SDK,
v1.4 Security Documentation .
See managing connections for information on managing connections to the iSeries through the AS400 object. See AS400ConnectionPool for information on reducing initial connect time by requesting connections from a connection pool.
AS400 class provides the following sign-on functions:
For information about using an AS400 object when sending or receiving encrypted data, see the SecureAS400 class.