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Status Not under consideration
Categories Crypto HW
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 10, 2016

Cipher Text Translate to suport ASYM<-->SYMMETRIC translations

3rd party clients are using ASYM PKCS11 encrypt/decrypt to send for example CC numbers to us. Vice Versa as well. Local DB2 database stores the CC numbers using a symmetric key.
Would like a enhancement to CIPHER text translate or new function to perform CIPHER TEXT TRANSLATE from data under ASYM key to data under SYMMETRIC key. This needs to be done in hardware.
Currently this could be done in 2 steps unsecurely but the auditors want this done in the HSM. With respect to ASYM keys, it needs to support RSA and ECC. With respect to SYMMETRIC, AES and DES.
NOTE: Please see RFE 85261 as it is requesting the support in ICSF for ECC PKCS11 encryption/decryption.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Dec 22, 2021

    As per HW RFE project owner, the client has not responded back to IBM on what is being requested. If client needs RFE completed please put in RFE again at later time.

  • Guest
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    Nov 18, 2021

    .Please provide information indicating if this is still a requirement.

  • Guest
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    Aug 6, 2021

    Is this still a requirement and do you need this support from CCA or EP11?

  • Guest
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    Apr 13, 2021

    Is this still a requirement of do you have an alternate solution?

  • Guest
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    Nov 13, 2020

    Thank you - This is being considered as part of the overall strategic next steps for secure computing.

  • Guest
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    Aug 24, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - Crypto HW

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - Security / Crypto

  • Guest
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    Jun 7, 2018

    .Could this requirement be met with a zUDX?

  • Guest
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    May 6, 2016

    Rob, please send the sample information to IBM and we can pick this up after we review of that support.

  • Guest
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    Apr 21, 2016

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Hardware
    Product - z Systems Hardware
    Component - Security / Crypto
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - ICSF
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Mar 11, 2016

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #85262 in product z/OS.