Thanks to Doug, Alan and Dennis. That was the answer I was looking for.
Regards, Richard Schuh ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Breneman Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 2:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Pass Phrases Richard, The General Information Manual for z/VM 5.3 has passphrase support in the base. I looked in the Security section, page 16. Enhanced System Security with Longer Passwords Working together, z/VM V5.3 and the RACF Security Server for z/VM FL530 feature support the use of passwords that are longer than eight characters, called password phrases (also known as passphrases). A password phrase may contain mixed-case letters, numbers, blanks, and special characters, allowing for an exponentially greater number of possible combinations of characters than traditional passwords. To utilize password phrases, an external security manager (ESM) that supports password phrases, such as RACF, is required. To ease migration from passwords to password phrases, the RACF Security Server for z/VM continues to support traditional 8-character passwords. A new callable services library (CSL) routine, DMSPASS, allows authorized CMS applications to authenticate passwords or password phrases. The z/VM LOGON command, the z/VM TCP/IP File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Systems Management API, Remote Execution Protocol (REXEC), and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) servers, and the Performance Toolkit for VM have been updated to support password phrases. For environments in which password phrases cannot be used, but where additional password complexity is required, the RACF Security Server for z/VM also provides support for mixed-case 8-character passwords. Support for password phrases and mixed-case passwords enables a z/VM system to meet the enterprise password requirements imposed by many companies, governments, and institutions. Doug Breneman z/VM Development IBM Endicott [cid:[email protected]]"Schuh, Richard" ---11/02/2009 04:38:32 PM---When were pass phrases first supported by VM? Was it the base z/VM 5.3 or were they introduced to 5. From: "Schuh, Richard" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 11/02/2009 04:38 PM Subject: Pass Phrases Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> ________________________________ When were pass phrases first supported by VM? Was it the base z/VM 5.3 or were they introduced to 5.3 via the service stream? Regards, Richard Schuh
