BlueZone Security Server Administrator's Guide
Version 5.0
Welcome to BlueZone Security Server Administrator's Guide. Here you will find information on installing and using the BlueZone Security Server.
BlueZone Security Server is a Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 based server software package designed primarily to provide Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for the BlueZone terminal emulator product line as well as other SSL enabled products. SSL is the standard for secure Internet communications and provides a cost effective solution ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and authentication.
The BlueZone Security Server is an SSL redirector or proxy server providing a means to connect SSL enabled BlueZone client products to systems which do not natively support SSL. The SSL enabled clients are configured to connect to the Security Server. Once connected, the Security Server establishes another connection to the host computer using a clear text connection. All data transmitted between the client and the Security Server are encrypted, while all data transmitted between the Security Server and the host computer can be clear text, or if desired, can also be encrypted if the host computer is SSL capable.
In addition to providing SSL to clear text proxy services for SSL capable client programs, Security Server also has a feature that enables non-SSL capable TCP/IP clients to connect to the Security Server in clear-text and have the outbound data stream encrypted using SSL. Two Security Servers may be linked together across the Internet to allow Mainframe to Mainframe Secure FTP file transfers even if neither mainframe supports SSL natively.
This BlueZone Security Server Administrator's Guide was written for System Administrators responsible for deploying security solutions for enterprise access. A working knowledge of TCP/IP networking and the Windows operating system is assumed.
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