We are considering what the security impact of putting a WAS on mainframe in
the DMZ would be.
It is always frustrating for me when someone posts a question using
acronyms assuming that everyone on the list understands them.
I vaguely knew that WAS refers to Websphere but DMZ?
I knew the common usage, DeMilitarized Zone, and I was surprised that
search on IBM.COM disclosed that is the exact meaning in this context
"DMZ, which stands for demilitarized zone, is the logical area in a Web
application's architecture that separates the "untrusted" Internet from
the "trusted" Intranet."
I am sure I have been guilty myself of assuming that everyone
understands common abbreviations and acronyms but I do try and remember
to explain the less obvious ones.
So considerly yourself gently reminded for the future, explain such
things unless they are very common and well-known. When in doubt, do
it. Thanks
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