Task Overview
The following table guides you to the information required to perform Connect:Direct® Secure Plus tasks.
| Task | Reference |
|---|---|
| Understanding IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus and assessing your security requirements | IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus for z/OS® Overview |
| Planning to use the TLS or SSL protocol | SSL and TLS Prerequisites |
| Navigating the Secure+ Admin Tool and populating the parameter file | Admin
Tool and Parameter File Usage Configuration for a Secure Connection between z/OS and OpenVMS Nodes |
| Setting up local and remote node records for the SSL or TLS protocol | Manual Creation
of the SSL or TLS Parameter File Local Node Record Imported from Network Map Configuration Remote Node Record Imported from Network Map Configuration Configuration for a Secure Connection between z/OS and OpenVMS Nodes |
Configuring special-purpose remote node records
to perform one of the following functions:
|
Additional Configuration Options |
| Saving the parameter file the first time after creating it and preparing IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus for operation | IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus Operation Enablement and Validation |
| Validating and testing connections by session | IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus Operation Enablement and Validation |
| Performing exception processing by overriding IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus settings in the PROCESS statement | Override Settings in IBM Connect:Direct Processes |
| Maintaining the IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus parameter file and indiividual remote nodes | IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus Maintenance |
| Viewing IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus statistics | IBM Connect:Direct Secure Plus Statistics |
| Understanding error messages and resolving errors | Troubleshoot |