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Workspace z/VM
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Created on Apr 11, 2018

RELATED IDEAS

Add CAC Support to SSL Server

We rely on a CMS based application web server to handle HTTPS connections. The web server is assembler based, and uses the IUCV socket APIs to communicate with z/VM TCP/IP. The web server currently supports SSL natively with client certificate authentication. We would however, like to take advantage of the strengths that the IBM SSL Server provides.

Two strengths right off the top are TLS 1.2 support and the extensive cipher suite provided by the SSL Server. Also, there's the benefit of crypto APVIRT support.

The problem is, the IBM SSL Server does not support CAC. We would need two things in order for us to run the z/VM SSL Server.
1) SSL Server client certificate support for https connections.
2) A method for our web server to gain access to the client certificate that comes up in the TLS handshake. Optionally, if not the entire cert, then some of the key fields (for example: subject common name and subject alternative name).

Idea priority High
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    |     Aug 18, 2020

    Available with APAR VM66348.

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