Controlling SSL/TLS using the /~ command line switches

You can use the /~ command line switches to enable or disable SSL/TLS encryption. Table 1 lists the available /~ command line switches.

Table 1: Encryption command line switches
Switch	Function
`/~0`	Disables SSL/TLS encryption
`/~2`	Enables SSL/TLS encryption

If you want to start a BlueZone Mainframe session with SSL/TLS encryption enabled, use the /~2 command line switch when starting the session. The /~2 command line switch has the same affect as selecting the Enable Secure Sockets Layer check box on the Security tab when you are configuring a host connection. Any additional SSL or TLS settings that are required, must be set and saved in the BlueZone configuration first.

The following example starts a BlueZone Mainframe session with SSL/TLS encryption enabled:

"C:\Program Files\BlueZone\6.1\BZMD.EXE" /~2

If you want to start a BlueZone Mainframe session with encryption disabled, use the /~0 command line switch to disable encryption. The /~0 command line switch has the same affect as clearing the Enable Secure Sockets Layer check box on the Security tab.

The following example starts a BlueZone Mainframe session with encryption disabled:

"C:\Program Files\BlueZone\6.1\BZMD.EXE" /~0

This feature applies to the following products:

BlueZone Mainframe Display
BlueZone Mainframe Printer
BlueZone iSeries Display
BlueZone iSeries Printer
BlueZone VT
BlueZone ICL Display

Refer to BlueZone command line switches for more information.

BlueZone Secure FTP also supports encryption through command line switches. Refer to BlueZone Secure FTP command line switches for more information.