Secure TCP/IP Client/Server connetion

[Filippo Menditto]

Hi, we are using Plex 7.2.1.

The client side is c++, the server side is DB2400.

The TCP/IP connection  from client/Server are not secure because it don't use SSL.

How can I configure the system to use SSL connection? 

[Arun Painuly]

Hi Filippo,

We can use SSH Tunneling as a workaround to achieve the Secure connection between Client/Server environment.
We recommend to open a support case to work further on this requirement.

Thank you.

Regards,
Plex2E Team
Broadcom Inc.

[Santiago Ayala]

Hi Filippo,

we are also using plex 7.2.1, although we are already working on the migration to plex 7.3.
Our configuration is also C++ for the clients and IBMi as DB-Server.
The main reason for our migration to Plex 7.3. is that the Visual Studio version is 2022, much more modern and with less security issues.
For this same reason (security) we want to encrypt the communication with our IBMi server, using SSL.
Is there any news about your post? Do you know something new?

[Filippo Menditto]

Hi Ayala, you can read this:

Plex C#/RPG runtime with SSH Tunneling to secure client/server communication

but nothing about C++/RPG

[Arun Painuly]

Hi All,

The SSH Tunneling utility has been updated, and it's supporting WinC/Java clients to RPG Sever secure communication.
Please refer to the 'Additional Information' section under Knowledge Base (KB) article for more details, and the updated SSH Tunnel utility has been uploaded against this KB article.

In Knowledge Base article as C# Client configuration changes mentioned, the similar way Plex WinC/Java client can be configured by updating application INI/Properties file accordingly to enable/use the SSH tunneling for secure communication.

Thank you.

Regards,
Plex2e Team