Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-05-01 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 04/29/2011 at 09:14 AM, Wayne Driscoll said: >The setfacl command is supported on most "recent" linux distributions >with SELinux disabled. Thanks. I saw a reference to the provenance of ACL's in Linux after I posted my message. Apparently it goes all the way back to POSIX. --

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-29 Thread Wayne Driscoll
uot;Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 04/28/2011 08:31 PM Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List In , on 04/25/2011 at 01:46 PM, "McKown, John" said: >I may have misunderstood. I do fi

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 04/25/2011 at 01:46 PM, "McKown, John" said: >I may have misunderstood. I do find it confusing. But ACLs (Access >Control Lists) work even if you don't have SELinux working. I use >them all the time on Linux. I believe that you'll find that you have SELinux installed. I believe that

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-28 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 04/13/2011 at 05:02 PM, Mike Schwab said: >While a Student at Illinois State University in Normal, I was told >they had some program hogging the 3270 terminals saying it was the >Cookie Monster and when someone typed in Cookie it shut down. AFAIK the cookie monster was first implement

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-25 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 12:54 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS &g

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-25 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In <939527.18083...@web65513.mail.ac4.yahoo.com>, on 04/13/2011 at 02:11 PM, Scott Ford said: >How many MF hackers (sic) or viruses have you seen, Several[1]. I was one[2]. >I have been  at it 40yrs, never one You've never seen a printed report of one, or just never seen one in action? The

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-25 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In , on 04/13/2011 at 03:18 PM, "McKown, John" said: >Try running Linux with the SELinux enhancements fully implemented. >That makes Linux very difficult (to me) to break. SELinux implements >MAC controls instead of DAC controls. ? The last I heard it added access control lists as a suppleme

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-14 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lionel Teed > > ...from the tinker toy farm to the citadel. love that statement. > > I seem to recall a simliar saying from a while back along the lines of... > > PC Users drive sports Cars, Mainframe users drive

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-14 Thread Lionel Teed
...from the tinker toy farm to the citadel. love that statement. I seem to recall a simliar saying from a while back along the lines of... PC Users drive sports Cars, Mainframe users drive a freight train! Convey's nicely the difference! Lionel ---

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-14 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > > -- --- > > > Perhaps network/PC people simply can't conceive of a server being that secure/robust. Indeed, I know > of a networ

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
would be a bit tougher I would think, plus a pre-req would be > enough > knowledge to get in and be able to execute, plus passwords and ids...A lot of > research and work ...just to hack a MF re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011f.html#23 Fear the Internet, was Cool Things

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Ted MacNEIL
>they had some program hogging the 3270 terminals saying it was the Cookie >Monster and when someone typed in Cookie it shut down. >Guessing some sort of prank program. I was told, in University by masters grad who co-op'd as a MULTICS developer, that it was a security penetration process that w

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Scott Ford
was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS scott_j_f...@yahoo.com (Scott Ford) writes: > > ??? whats it XMASCARD recent post http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011b.html#9 mentions: there was xmas exec on bitnet in nov87 ... vmshare archive http://vm.marist.edu/~vmshare/browse?fn=CHRISTMA&am

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
scott_j_f...@yahoo.com (Scott Ford) writes: > > ??? whats it XMASCARD recent post http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2011b.html#9 mentions: there was xmas exec on bitnet in nov87 ... vmshare archive http://vm.marist.edu/~vmshare/browse?fn=CHRISTMA&ft=PROB and was almost exactly a year bef

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Gibney, Dave
Washington State University > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Mike Schwab > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:02 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do i

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Scott Ford wrote: > > ??? whats it XMASCARD > > Scott J Ford > http://forums.vindy.com/read.php?1,489019,page=3 While a Student at Illinois State University in Normal, I was told they had some program hogging the 3270 terminals saying it was the Cooki

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Dick Bond
I meant wsa.exe On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Dick Bond wrote: > We can connect to IBM and other known Internet websites just fine from our > mainframes but some of our Intranet(s) are prohibited, like the one my PC is > on. We also are not allowed remote access to our HMC(s). I can't vouc

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Dick Bond
We can connect to IBM and other known Internet websites just fine from our mainframes but some of our Intranet(s) are prohibited, like the one my PC is on. We also are not allowed remote access to our HMC(s). I can't vouch for our network people, I was just stating what they apparently consider

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
half Of Anne & Lynn Wheeler > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 4:45 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > mike.a.sch...@gmail.com (Mike Schwab) writes: > > Writing the SE Linux was done with a National Securit

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Scott Ford
??? whats it XMASCARD   Scott J Ford   From: Ian S. Worthington To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wed, April 13, 2011 5:16:07 PM Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS XMASCARD EXEC i -- Original Message

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Ian S. Worthington
XMASCARD EXEC i -- Original Message -- Received: 04:12 PM COT, 04/13/2011 From: Scott Ford To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > Ok guys, let me ask one question, btw I also working in Security now,ACF2,RACF > and TSS. Ho

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Scott Ford
who dont even know their own evnviroments.   Scott J Ford   From: Rick Fochtman To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Wed, April 13, 2011 3:58:15 PM Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
mike.a.sch...@gmail.com (Mike Schwab) writes: > Writing the SE Linux was done with a National Security Agency (No Such > Agency) (NSA) research grant. > http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/ also from long ago and far away: http://www.nsa.gov/research/selinux/list-archive/0409/8362.shtm -- virtu

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 3:25 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > &g

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM, McKown, John wrote: > > Try running Linux with the SELinux enhancements fully implemented. That makes > Linux very difficult (to me) to break. SELinux implements MAC controls > instead of DAC controls. And it can even make it impossible for "root" to > modify so

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread McKown, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 2:58 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > Hal, yo

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Rick Fochtman
- Perhaps network/PC people simply can't conceive of a server being that secure/robust. Indeed, I know of a network guy who firmly believes that the MF would fail if presented with enough network traffic. To be fai

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Hal Merritt
ion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS ..snip The issue you are speaking of, I dont get why ppl are afraid. I assume viruses, but I hav

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Scott Ford
Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:38 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > > Beha

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Hal Merritt
ist [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 7:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS >From personal experience here: Our z/OS network person campaigned for "no >outbound connection

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread McKown, John
gt; Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:38 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > > Behalf Of Dick Bond > >

Re: Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-13 Thread Chase, John
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > > > > That's a couple of big "ifs" - that's why we can't use it. Our > workstation IP > > addresses, even if fixed (like mine - most are not), cannot be > accessed from > > z/OS. I would think most real

Fear the Internet, was Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS

2011-04-12 Thread Gibney, Dave
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Dick Bond > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:19 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS > > That's a couple of big "ifs" - that's why we can't use it.