HIPAA would certainly be a good reason for TSS, if it’s the only MF security package that protects fields on CICS screens. That’s the first time I’ve heard that. Medical Mutual of Ohio, whom I worked for from 2003-2017, used TSS from before HIPAA and we always joked (assumed) that it was because TSS was cheaper. Perhaps your reasoning is more likely.I was the installer/maintenance of TSS person at Medical Mutual. HIPAA was a huge focus because of the penalties for violations.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 11:30 PM, David Spiegel <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Dick, Way back in 2002, I worked for Missouri and Illinois state government. This shop was TSS. I asked why and was told that it is the only ESM that can protect fields on a CICS Screen (rather than the whole screen). Apparently it was related to HIPAA. The other (less granular) 2 only go as far as the screen itself. Regards, David On 2026-08-11 18:41, Dick Williams wrote: > Yes. And yes it is still available & supported. Although it is still a > distant 3rd to RACF & ACF2. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 6:10 PM, Pommier, Rex > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Isn't TSS Top Secret? And still available and supported? > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Charles Mills > Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 4:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Quesetion- GENCERT > > TSO perhaps? TSS has been dead since -- well, I'm sure @Shmuel can tell us. > > RACF commands are utterly the same no matter where you enter them from. I > used to do ALL of mine in batch TSO -- increasingly I am using my CBT > associates' wonderful RACFADM, which is what the ISPF RACF menus should have > been. Here's a GENCERT for you -- but your mileage will vary depending on > what you are trying to accomplish. As the label; says, I was testing odd > things, so this exact combo of operands may or may not have worked. > > RACDCERT GENCERT - > WITHLABEL('Test.of.different.key.types') - > SUBJECTSDN( CN('CHARLES') T('CAM') - > O('CBT Tape') - > OU('Development') L('Sonoma') - > SP('CA') C('US') ) - > KEYUSAGE(HANDSHAKE) - > NISTECC - > SIZE(521) > > CM > > On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:08:28 -0500, Steve Beaver <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Does anyone have any experience coding a GENCERT in TSS? And could send >> me an example of what you coded >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> >> >> >> >> Steve Beaver >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >> email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
