Co:Z SFTP is a port of OpenSSH SFTP 8.4p1 for z/OS which adds support for z/OS datasets, catalogs, spool files, SMF, etc. This product is designed to work with secure SSH connections provided by IBM z/OS OpenSSH. The rich set of z/OS features in Co:Z SFTP are implemented in such a way as to be completely accessible from OpenSSH or standard-compliant SFTP products on other platforms.

Using Co:Z SFTP-server, systems with OpenSSH or another SFTP compatible client may transfer files directly to z/OS datasets and control all aspects of dataset allocation, formats, and codepage conversion. Co:Z SFTP retains compatibility with OpenSSH sftp, supporting the binary transfer of z/OS UNIX files, but also supports codepage and line terminator conversion.

Using Co:Z SFTP client, z/OS datasets and POSIX files can be transfered. The client may be used interactively or from a z/OS batch job (typically from within a Co:Z Batch job step).

Examples:

The User's Guide contains many examples for using the Co:Z SFTP Server and Client.

For using the Co:Z SFTP Server, see:

• Setting, displaying and clearing file transfer options
• Working with Datasets
• Working with POSIX files
• Working with JES jobs and spool files

For using the Co:Z SFTP Client see:

• Setting, displaying and clearing file transfer options
• Coordinating Transfer Options with a Co:Z SFTP Server
• Working with Datasets
• Working with POSIX files
• Using the Co:Z SFTP client in batch

Note the SFTPSAMP JCL shown in this section. This JCL is distributed with the Co:Z toolkit can be used as a tailorable model for writing batch jobs using CO:Z SFTP. The first example shows a user SSH key stored in a SAF digital certificate, and the second example uses a password (via the SSH_ASKPASS protocol) to connect to the remote system.