ICSF will run just fine without any crypto card, just need to activate the CPAC instructions (no-charge MES) built into the CP's. Limited functionality of course, but it runs without a problem.
Peter -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dazzo, Matt Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Cross-post from mvsoe - FOTS1842 problem renaming PRNG seedfile Hmmm, I thought it was a hardware feature. tks -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs - Listserv Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Cross-post from mvsoe - FOTS1842 problem renaming PRNG seedfile ICSF is a software component of zOS. The latest release, HCR1B00, can be ordered from ShopZSeries and installed on your zOS 1.13 environment. Mark Jacobs > Dazzo, Matt <mailto:[email protected]> > April 14, 2015 at 9:13 AM > Our box does not have an ICSF, so not an option at this time. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs - Listserv > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 7:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Cross-post from mvsoe - FOTS1842 problem renaming PRNG > seedfile > > You might want to consider upgrading ICSF to HCR77A1 or higher. If you > do you'll be able to use the hardware based random number generator even > if your processor doesn't have CryptoExpress cards installed. > > Mark Jacobs > > Mark Jacobs - Listserv <mailto:[email protected]> > April 14, 2015 at 7:56 AM > You might want to consider upgrading ICSF to HCR77A1 or higher. If you > do you'll be able to use the hardware based random number generator > even if your processor doesn't have CryptoExpress cards installed. > > Mark Jacobs > > > Dazzo, Matt <mailto:[email protected]> > April 14, 2015 at 7:51 AM > We get this error intermittently on zos1.13. From my reading of the > IBM Ported tools book and some help from Dovetailed a possible > solution is to add environment variable _ZOS_SSH_PRNG_CMDS_TIMEOUT and > increase the time out value. For testing purposes I added > _ZOS_SSH_PRNG_CMDS_TIMEOUT=2000 to my user .profile. I then logoff and > log on, enter into omvs and enter the env command to see if the > variable is set. I do not see that variable in the list displayed. Am > I adding this correctly? How do I check to see if the new variable has > been set? > > Thanks, > Matt -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
