Ted MacNEIL wrote:
I think IBM dropped the ball, here!
The intent was to allow you to encrypt removable media (AKA Tape) and pass it
to a partner, who can (in turn) decrypt it.
But, I wonder about IBM's true commitment.
The JAVA-based Encryption Facility Client is an
'as-is, unwarranted product'!
So, you are truly only safe on z/OS to z/OS media transfers.
That's not what the announcement letter said!
Ted, that's *exactly* what the announcement letter said. Here's
the text from IBM United States Software Announcement 205-243
September 27, 2005, "IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS, V1.1 helps
to secure data stored to tape and other removable media." Note
the parenthetical wording in the first sentence:
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Encryption Facility for z/OS Client
The Encryption Facility for z/OS Client, a separately licensed
program (which is offered as is, with no warranty), is written in
Java and can be used on multiple platforms. It is designed to
enable the exchange of encrypted data between z/OS systems that
have the Encryption Facility installed and systems running on
other platforms that provide the needed supported functions. The
Encryption Facility for z/OS Client is designed to:
* Decrypt data that was created on a z/OS system using the
Encryption Facility
* Encrypt data to be sent to a z/OS system, where the file
will be decrypted using the Encryption Facility
Starting on October 28, 2005, you can download the Encryption
Facility for z/OS Client from
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/downloads/
Note: Data that is to be processed using the Encryption Facility
Client cannot be created using compression.
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