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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories Communications Server
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 5, 2020

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Create a RACF/Secure Communications redbook

The documentation for setting up secure communications between z/OS lpars/plexes and external sources (that may or may not be mainframe-related) is not at all stream-lined, and I've had to dig into RACF, TCPIP and OpenSSH manuals, along with google-searching, listserv-searching and ticket-opening, to try to get my mainframe lpars properly configured for secure traffic. I still don't know that I've done it properly--it just "works" for communication, but for all I know, I've left holes for hackers to jump into. I know it'd be a lot of work, but if someone more security-oriented could create a "z/OS secure-communications for dummies" redbook, I'd be totally in your debt (and I'm betting some of the support guys at IBM would be grateful as well).

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 30, 2020

    • There is already a redbook that describes setup and deployment of z/OS Communications Server TCP/IP security technologies: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248363.html?Open This is a step-by-step cookbook-style guide that should provide many of the answers you are looking for. Note that the last update for this redbook was V2R2, but it should still be accurate. While we can't guarantee this redbook is as comprehensive as this RFE suggests (the redbook will point you to other publications along the way), we can't justify the investment for a new Redbook in this area at this time.

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