I meant wsa.exe On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Dick Bond <[email protected]> wrote:
> We can connect to IBM and other known Internet websites just fine from our > mainframes but some of our Intranet(s) are prohibited, like the one my PC is > on. We also are not allowed remote access to our HMC(s). I can't vouch > for our network people, I was just stating what they apparently consider to > be security risks. These "risks" prevent connecting to was.exe on my PC > from ISPF. > > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Gibney, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> > Behalf Of Dick Bond >> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3:19 PM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: Cool Things You Can Do in z/OS >> > >> > That's a couple of big "ifs" - that's why we can't use it. Our >> workstation IP >> > addresses, even if fixed (like mine - most are not), cannot be >> accessed from >> > z/OS. I would think most real-world shops are that way - if not, >> well, they >> > may need to hire some networking personnel to setup proper security. >> > >> >> I am curious, why do some of the powers that be fear connecting their >> mainframe to the network. With proper vpn, there should be no reason to >> block z/OS from reaching out to users work stations. I wouldn't even >> insist on vpn if WSA would do SSL or SSH tunneling. And presumably much >> of this traffic would be on an intranet, not the wild and wooly >> Internet. >> There is no fear of virii, well maybe an application in java, but >> certainly not the system. Properly secured, a user can get anywhere they >> don't belong not matter what port or door they come in on. >> >> I'd truly hate the (IMO unneeded) extra steps to do Shopzseries or CA >> MSM without direct connection to IBM and CA's sites. >> >> Is there a real reason, not PHB paranoia that I'm missing? >> >> Dave Gibney >> Information Technology Services >> Washington State University >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
