HI, As I said before I worked in the past in a project which try to access DB2 data from open system.
This project was taken many years ago. Successfully I was able to read DB2 records from the disk. Accessing the disk was done by using API from open system (Security or not that is my question). Some of the tables was compressed and I succeed to access the data using the dictionary in the DB2 VSAM files. Since that time I did not touch the internal of DB2 (many years ago). About the encryption/decryption, Yes maybe that is a problem (I need to check it) but even the ability to access DB2 tables which are not encrypted can be OK with some users. But what I talking about is not accessing DB2 ( I am not sure that I will do it because I do not know if people will use it and if they use it how many going to use it and the to check how much time I need to invest (cost money) in such a project). But I think that my question is about having MF data in PC (MFNetDisk) and security problem. If big companies allow user to access the MF data from open system using API == MFNetDisk software which have already the data in the PC (faster data access and cheaper). Someone in our forum mention that big disks companies (many of us using their disks) enable the users to access the disk data using API from open system, So where is the security problem... Thanks, Shai On 1/26/08, Ed Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 26, 2008, at 4:08 AM, Ron Hawkins wrote: > > > Ed > > > > "errrr.. ummmm" sounds like a strawman to me. There are many sites > > that move > > data from z/OS other platforms for further processing without > > causing the > > auditors to go into a green pen frenzy. Files are copied from z/OS > > to other > > platforms every day. > > > > Some of the disk vendors provide APIs that allow MF files to be > > read and > > written directly from UNIX or Windows - I know of several GB a day > > processed > > like that. This is no different to what Shai is proposing. > > > > Ron > > > > --------- > > > Yes there is data can be updated anytime it leaves the MS and then > you are correct but as long as its on the MF data is secure and > access is secure. Once the data leaves the MF then its up for grab if > people are comfortable with that fine thats their responsibility I > sure wouldn't trust it but that is me. If the auditor is I would > question the auditors credentials. > > Ed > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
