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Re: Automating US Bank Data Transfers



Can you do it with PC based tools like Filezilla or Fling? I would
start there. If I could do it that way, then the questions becomes is
it worth the effort to try to do in FTPAPI? Could I just pick up and
drop into a IFS folder?

On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>    They also support HTTPS, but I am sure that requires a key fob with a
>    unique generated key ever 30 or 60 seconds, so I doubt that would work.
>    SFTP (SSH), I could setup SSH, but am trying to avoid adding that to
>    the system if other options work. FTPS (SSL), to which my question was
>    asked. I looked again and they are saying FTPS SSL not SSH for the
>    certificates. Most of the other options aren't feasible or I have no
>    clue what they are talking about.
>
>    So while I could script this, I won't be able to use FTPAPI for it?
>    Just getting my ducks in a row.
>
>    --
>    Mike Wills
>    [1]http://mikewills.me
>    On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Scott Klement <[2]sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>    wrote:
>
>      Hi Mike,
>      Currently, FTPAPI does not support SSL at all.  This is mainly
>      because I haven't had a use for it, myself.
>      As someone who understands the network protocol internals, I think
>      FTP over SSL is a kludge, and isn't especially secure. I would not
>      recommend it unless you're given no alternative.
>      Personally, I recommend using SFTP (SSH) instead.
>      The note from US Bank that you cite also seems to be referring to
>      SSH. (Though, I could be mistaken.) Typically, when you use SSL, you
>      work with X.509 certificates, whereas they are referring to
>      public/private keys. Granted, somewhere in the SSL certificate
>      architecture, they're probably using public/private keys -- but when
>      folks are referring to SSL, they don't usually use those terms.
>      Whereas with SSH, public/private keys are the norm... so it seems
>      likely that they are actually referring to SFTP (SSH).
>      Maybe that's food for thought.
>      But, if you are forced to use SSL/FTP, the IBM client does support
>      it (to an extent, anyway) and you could potentially add SSL support
>      to FTPAPI.  Or, you could purchase a 3rd party tool, such as the
>      packages offered by Linoma (which look pretty nice to me...)
>      -SK
>
>    On 7/3/2012 2:10 PM, Mike Wills wrote:
>
>        I am looking at what it would take to automate downloading the
>    daily
>        transactions from US Bank's lock box service. In asking for more
>        details about downloading via FTPS (SSL) and how that is handled at
>    the
>        technical level so I can start planning what I need to do with
>    Scott's
>        FTPAPI, I get this:
>        "US Bank will not be supporting password authentication in the near
>        future, so the best bet is to use Public Key sign on authentication
>        when we auto connect for the push."
>        Does the API support that type of authentication? Has anyone worked
>        with US Bank any type of automated transactions. What works well?
>        --
>        Mike Wills
>
>          [1][3]http://mikewills.me
>      References
>          1. [4]http://mikewills.me/
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