Using Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows with IBM Aspera High-Speed Add-on and Secure Proxy

You can send files using IBM Aspera High-Speed Add-on through Secure Proxy using Connect:Direct® for Microsoft Windows.

FASP is supported in Secure Proxy V3.4.3 or later. If you send a file from your local Connect:Direct for Microsoft Windows node configured for FASP, it passes through your Secure Proxy instance using FASP, and is sent to the remote node.

In addition to the FASP parameter values outlined in Configuring FASP, the following parameter should be used when using Secure Proxy between Connect:Direct nodes:
fasp=(yes|no|ssp,yes|no|ssp)
The first parameter is the default for Connect:Direct as the PNODE. The second parameter is the default for Connect:Direct as the SNODE.

This parameter can now be used in the netmap local node record and remote node trading partner record in Connect:Direct for Windows.

The following table shows results when Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used between two Connect:Direct nodes with no Sterling Secure Proxy involved.

PNODE fasp= Protocol SNODE fasp=
N TCP N
N TCP Y
N TCP SSP
Y TCP N
Y C:D FASP Y
Y TCP SSP
SSP TCP N
SSP TCP Y
SSP TCP SSP

The following table shows results when Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used with two Connect:Direct nodes going through a single instance of Sterling Secure Proxy.

PNODE fasp= Protocol SSP Protocol SNODE fasp=
N TCP SSP TCP N
N TCP SSP TCP Y
N TCP SSP TCP SSP
Y TCP SSP TCP N
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
Y C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP
SSP TCP SSP TCP N
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP Y
SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP

The following table shows results when Connect:Direct FASP protocol is used with two Connect:Direct nodes going through two instances of Sterling Secure Proxy.

PNODE fasp= Protocol SSP Protocol SSP Protocol SNODE fasp=
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP N
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP Y
N TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP
Y TCP TCP TCP SSP TCP N
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
Y C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP
SSP TCP SSP TCP SSP TCP N
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP SSP C:D FASP Y
SSP TCP SSP C:D FASP SSP TCP SSP

For more information on using Secure Proxy with FASP, see Using FASP with Sterling Secure Proxy (V3.4.3 or later).