Bingo. Well said. It *is* a big deal. Very complicated. Lots of thoughtful planning. And potentially very expensive. And very dangerous.
It is far, far from something you just 'turn on'. Perhaps compare with converting VSAM files into DB2 tables. HTH, and good luck. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark F. Morris, Jr. Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 8:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Encryting Data on Tapes Since the major purpose of having tapes is being able to read them, I see problems with encryption that may make it as much of a risk as not encrypting. In short, encryption requires careful planning to avoid ending up with write-only tape and/or disk files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
