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SSH, SDS Join to Deliver Secure Solutions for IBM z/OS Mainframes

(June 05, 2008)-- SSH Communications Security Corp., a global provider of enterprise security solutions and end-to-end communications security, and the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol, announced Tuesday a partnership with Software Diversified Services (SDS), a supplier of TCP/IP monitoring and file transfer solutions for IBM z/OS mainframes, wherein SDS will distribute and support a bundled solution combining SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS and the SDS FTP Manager (SFM) product to provide a comprehensive encryption and secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) automation solution.

SSH and SDS are collaborating to provide a complete security solution for IBM z/OS mainframe-centric file transfers with a range of enterprise platforms. Working together, the SFM and SSH Tectia products will provide near-effortless, snap-in SSH protocol-based encryption and security for FTP, to and from IBM z/OS mainframes. The solution requires no changes to Job Control Language (JCL) jobs, data files or application infrastructure.

Software Diversified Services (SDS) offers high quality software, documentation and technical support in the business. SDS provides superior, affordable products and reliable technical support.

SSH Communications’ SSH Tectia solution addresses the critical needs of large enterprises, financial institutions and government agencies. With SSH Tectia, organizations can cost-effectively secure their system administration, file transfers and application connectivity against both internal and external security risks.

SSH Tectia offers end-to-end communications security solution for the enterprise. The SSH Tectia solution is based on the SSH Secure Shell and SSH's other technologies used worldwide. SSH Tectia enables secure file transfer, secure system administration and secure application connectivity with centralized management throughout internal and external networks. SSH Tectia products provide transparent, strong encryption and authentication, and are available for enterprise platforms, such as Windows, Unix, Linux, and mainframes to integrate into heterogeneous network environments.

SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS is an advanced, cost-effective, secure file transfer and secure data-in-transit solution for IBM z/OS mainframe environments. It provides transparent FTP tunneling and automatic FTP to SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) conversion for fast, low-cost replacement of unsecured FTP in enterprise networks. Offering encryption and authentication technologies, it allows enterprises to secure file transfers and data-in-transit between IBM mainframe, Windows, Unix, and Linux systems.

SFM enables real-time monitoring of IBM z/OS mainframe batch file transfers, automates FTP processes, secures individual FTP commands, and provides comprehensive audit trails to ensure basic compliance with key government regulations. In addition, SFM provides the FTP Control Language (FCL) for IBM mainframe batch jobs to log and retry failed transfers, while also notifying the attending operator when automated recovery fails. Through the SSH and SDS collaboration, programmers will no longer need to alter the JCL code to encrypt a file transfer.

Together, the SSH Tectia and SFM solutions increase the level of security for enterprises conducting batch file transfers on the mainframe by combining data security with advanced monitoring and management functionality.

SSH Tectia ensures that file transfers being monitored by SFM are no longer vulnerable to malicious threats. SFM further addresses FTP security shortcomings by integrating the z/OS FTP server with mainframe System Authorization Facility (SAF) security (RACF, ACF2, or Top Secret). SFM version 2.0, due for release in mid-summer, will seamlessly connect an IBM FTP client on z/OS to the SSH Tectia Server for IBM z/OS product to enable its advanced security and encryption technologies.

The additional layer of security from SSH Tectia enables SFM users to meet more stringent data security standards as required by government and industry regulations, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard), and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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