TN3270 Plus SSL Support

TN3270 Plus supports SSL Version 1, SSL Version 2 and TLS Version 1 with an encryption strength of up to 128 bits. SSL support is included with the TN3270 Plus SSL Feature. You must include the SSL Feature in your order if you require SSL support. If you currently have TN3270 Plus without the SSL Feature, you can order an upgrade and add the SSL Feature. A typical TN3270 Plus configuration for an SSL connection to an IBM zSeries host computer would include:

Telnet Base (A)
3270 Terminal (T)
SSL Feature (L)

A typical TN3270 Plus configuration for an SSL connection to an IBM iSeries computer with SSL would include:

Telnet Base (A)
5250 Terminal (F)
SSL Feature (L)

Please see TN3270 Plus Prices page for complete details and volume discount information. 

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TN3270 Plus is an SSL client. TN3270 Plus supports SSL V2, SSL V3 and TLS V1. TN3270 Plus SSL can be used to connect to a zSeries computer running SSL server software via TCP/IP. The SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol allows the secure transmission of data across the Internet. SSL is the protocol used by e-commerce sites on the Internet to protect your personal and credit card information. TN3270 Plus SSL allows a secure connection to a host computer. Data transmitted to and from the host computer is safe from viewing and tampering by outside parties.

For details on how SSL works, see the following links:

• How SSL Works - An overview of how SSL works.  

• Introduction to SSL - A detailed technical introduction to how SSL works.

• Wikipedia: Transport Layer Security - A comprehensive discussion of TLS and SSL. 

• OpenSSL - Maintains and distributes and Open Source SSL and TLS protocol software.
  

TN3270 Plus SSL support includes software developed by the OpenSSL project for the OpenSSL toolkit. This feature includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young. This feature includes software written by Tim Hudson. (See the OpenSSL license agreement.)