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HiT SSL Server:
Flexible Encryption and Authentication
for SQL Network Traffic
HiT SSL Server is a standards-based encryption
and authentication server to secure SQL data flows over TCP/IP networks.
It prevents unauthorized access to data flows between external applications
and DB2 servers. HiT SSL Server provides this security by transparently
enabling the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) v3.0 protocol between HiT
SQL middleware products (JDBC, OLEDB, and ODBC) and the system where
the SSL Server is installed. For example, to secure SQL data traffic
between a web application server and a DB2 server, HiT SSL Server
can be run at the DB2 server. The HiT JDBC/DB2, which includes necessary
SSL client support, would be used on the web application server.
Once configured, authentication and encryption services are enabled
thereafter between the two machines.
The Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) has emerged as the Internet standard
for authentication/encryption and also uses the X.509 certification standard. HiT SSL Server uses the
Digital Signature Standard (DSS), with the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) for data encryption. HiT
SSL Server supports 3DES (128-bit encryption) and DES40 (4-bit encryption) security levels. Using a
multi-threaded internal design, HiT SSL Server scales extremely well for high data traffic loads.
Support for SSL version v3.0 ensures a mature, robust security mechanism.
Also included is the HiT SSL Toolbox, a set of easy-to-use graphical tools for
certificate generation and encryption and decryption keys. Java command-line tools are also available.
HiT SSL Toolbox can either be run on the SSL Server machine or from a separate system.
HiT SSL Server will run on any Java 1.2 or later platform.
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Benefits |
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Java architecture
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Runs on heterogeneous hardware platforms |
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Industry SSL v3.x support
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Latest generation encryption
and authentication standard |
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Transparent to SQL
middleware access |
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No modification required to
application code |
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Data encryption using the Digital
Signature Standard (DSS), with the
Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
and RSA algorithm |
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Standards-based, secure
architecture
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NIST FIPS 140-2 validated crypto
and SSL functions |
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Approved US Government
standards |
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Security for enterprise JDBC,
OLE DB, and ODBC DB2 access |
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Supports secure, enterprise-
wide application access |
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Graphical tools for certificate
generation and management |
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Faster administration
processing |
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Optional integration with certificates
obtained from an external certificate
authority |
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Flexible support for third-
party security
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System Requirements:
- Any Java 1.2 or later platform, including that running on Windows NT, Linux, Sun Solaris, IBM OS/390, IBM iSeries/AS400, and IBM RS/6000
For additional information, refer to the HiT SSL
Server Guide included in the zip file of the doc directory
in the HiT SSL Server
download.
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