In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
06/22/2007
at 08:41 AM, Wayne Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Note that in 1 it is the jobstep program (and only the jobstep
>program) that should and must be linked with AC(1). The only VALID
>way that the JSCBAUTH bit will be set for a job step TCB is if the
>above requirements are met when the INITIATOR issues the attach of
>the jobstep program.
JSCBAUTH applies to all tasks using the same JSCB, not just to the
jobstep task.
>There is no way for an unauthorized program to attach a module
>linked AC(1) and have the JSCBAUTH bit set for the job step TCB.
There is an indirect way[1], but the requesting task will be
nondispatchable for the life of the authorized command.
[1] The tail of your message makes it clear that you're aware of it.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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