You can use SSL to encrypt data exchanged between the proxy client and proxy server. The files that come with the IBM iSeries Client Encryption licensed program (5722-CE2 or 5722-CE3) are used to encrypt the data. Like IBM Toolbox for Java, these files are platform-independent Java classes that enable the proxy client and proxy server to run on any platform with a Java virtual machine.
Perform the following tasks to encrypt data flowing between the proxy client and the proxy server:
Note: The first two steps only create a secure path between proxy client and the proxy server. The application must use the SecureAS400 object to tell the IBM Toolbox for Java to flow data across the secure path. Using an AS400 object does not encrypt the data, and instead uses the normal path to the server.
If you want to encrypt data flowing between the proxy client and the proxy server, you need only the Java classes that come with the Client Encryption licensed program (5722-CE2 or 5722-CE3). If you want to encrypt data flowing between the proxy server and the iSeries servers, you must also set up encryption between the proxy server and the iSeries server.