IBM (I mean corporate legal, I don't mean "z/OS technology") is very fussy not about not what can and cannot run as an SRB, but about what can and cannot run on a zIIP processor. (Running as an SRB is just one prerequisite for running on a zIIP.) A company named Neon brought out a product that would move any workload to a zIIP processor and IBM went ballistic. Neon is I believe no longer in business.
I am answering your question because I suspect that the IBMers will not touch it. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 6:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: COBOL IN SRB Mode (Was Un-authorized caller) Peter, I wasn't aware of Cobol SRBs violated IBM licensing. I don't mean to be ignorant, by why ? Is it a security exposure as you explained or more? Sorry in advance Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' On Dec 12, 2013, at 7:40 AM, Peter Relson <[email protected]> wrote: >> It also looks like ziip and zaap usage may introduce security >> exposures > > Usage of a zAAP or zIIP processor cannot conceivably introduce > security exposures. > > Changing code that was written unauthorized now to run in an > authorized environment can. Such a change is not limited to conforming > to zIIP requirements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
