On Wed, 11 Oct 2017 23:52:12 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> >>> IOW we are going to be majorly hurt if IBM decided to drop tape. >>> >> I'd be inclined to trust the SHA-1 checksum transmitted via an independent >> verifiable conduit more than a heat-sealed polyethylene sleeve on a 3480 >> cartridge. >> SMP/E will verify the checksum and Do No Evil. >> >I have asked the auditor and he seems happy with a plastic sealed envelope >that is handled by signatures. > "signatures"? Do you mean you expect Ginni to pick up a Sharpie and sign the plastic sleeve?
I believe John Eels at SHARE Denver predicted the demise of tape as an interchange vehicle. In part because the media are no longer being manufactured. A customer asked, "Then might it be permissible to return used tapes to IBM for re-use?" "No." >Like I said I was always happy with a 3480/3420 tape. I suspect that if >someone is going to intercept a tape they are reasonably advanced >counterfiting team. > Since in the near future no one will be able to create a tape, it follows logically that no one will be able to counterfeit one. You need to get a different auditor; one who is comfortable with the fact that in the 21st Century enterprises widely use the Internet to transfer busiess-critical data. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
