Top Secret, ACF2 and RACF are mainframe Security packages. They are not
(in the traditional sense) firewalls.
There is a product that is hitting the market from Sterling Software called
SOLVE:Netmaster for TCP/IP Access Control Option that works in conjunction
with a mainframe security package to explicitly allow inbound Host
connections, Outbound Host Connection, Ports (or ranges of Ports) that can
be used.
David Friedman
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From: Skough Axel IT-S [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 4:34 AM
To: Firewalls List; Bill Casti (System Admin)
Subject: SV: Firewall Product "TopSecret"?
Hello Bill,
I do, but as a firewall product??? No, to me it is a security system
similar
to RACF for the IBM MVS computers (System 360/370/390), it runs on releases
370, XA and ESA. But it controls local access within the computer for
different adress spaces to files etc. It is an ACL system, not a firewall
product. But - of course, it could have been extended making it possible to
use a MVS system as a firewall, rather it should intecept with the NJE
subsystem?? But this is not regular TCP/IP.
There is a special TCPIP system adress space in the MVS which possibly
could
intercept with a Top Secret system??? I dunno, there are many years since I
was concerned with MVS systems.
Regards,
Axel
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Fran: Bill Casti (System Admin) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Skickat: Saturday, August 21, 1999 2:43 AM
Till: Firewalls List
Angaende: Firewall Product "TopSecret"?
Ever heard of a firewall product called "TopSecret?" I dunno
anything
more than a name and that it's supposed to be a firewall.
Thanks for the help. I looked throughout the DejaNews and various
common
search engines... so I figured I'd come here and ask.
Bill
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