[Info-vax] Encrypted TCP/IP network printserver spooled printing for OpenVMS (secure-IPP?)

[Rod Regier]

On Tuesday, 24 April 2018 15:43:04 UTC-3, Rod Regier  wrote:
> Is there such a thing as encrypted data stream network printing support for OpenVMS?  (Support for IPPv1.1 aka Secure IPP?)
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Printing_Protocol
> https://esj.com/Articles/2009/04/28/Print-Stream.aspx?Page=2
> https://community.hpe.com/t5/Operating-System-OpenVMS/OpenVMS-server-as-an-IPP-print-client/td-p/4287696
> 
> 
> It would be handy to have a server in one city sending data to networked printers in other cities *with* the data stream encrypted on-route.
> 
> Ideally a solution would involve an alternate print symbiont on OpenVMS
> and a network printserver at the remote end that could support an encrypted protocol.
> 
> As an example, this HP Jetdirect 2900nw Print Server(J8031A)  supports Secure-IPP:
> http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/print-servers/product-detail.html?oid=8305564#!tab=specs
> 
> I would like to avoid a solution that involves supplemental tunnel "wrappers" for the data stream since that would involve both customer site as well a central data centre facilities.
> 
> Thanks

This has a USB, not a parallel printer interface...