On the other hand, it would be a simple matter to have encrypted the data on
the tapes.
As has been discussed in recent messages on this list, encrypting tapes
is not always a simple matter. In general, encryption and decryption
must be built into the applications that are reading and writing the
tapes, which means that the appropriate encryption software (and
sometimes hardware) must be available at both the sending and receiving
sites. In this case, the bank was sending data to a credit bureau, so
it was probably two totally different applications writing and reading
the tape, possibly on two different operating systems, possibly on
different hardware. Encryption was probably not so simple in this case.
Not to say it is not a good idea, but it is not as simple as putting in
a couple of JCL parameters.
--
Bruce A. Black
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