Noticeably absent from the CA security products list was VM:Secure!
In the following statement "open-source PAM client to authenticate Linux
users directly against existing z/OS credentials."
you mention z/OS credential, if ACF2 is running in VM can it use these
credentials, or was VM left out of this also????

Regards,
Philip J. Tully
Manager
z/VM and Linux/Z support
212.647.3208

"Re, Vincent" wrote:
>
> At LinuxWorld in January, we announced important new PAM capabilities for
> the CA security products (CA-ACF2 and CA-Top Secret). Both products will
> include a new built-in PAM server that works in conjunction with an
> open-source PAM client to authenticate Linux users directly against existing
> z/OS credentials.
>
> While our products can also support the Kerberos and LDAP based
> authentication models discussed elsewhere, we believe that something more
> efficient and tailored specifically for PAM is a step in the right
> direction. We think this gives us a more integrated, secure and high
> performance solution than bolting PAM on top of something like LDAP.
>
> Vince Re
> Computer Associates
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Elliott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 12:27 PM
> Subject: Authentication on Linux using PAM to a z/OS RACF server
>
> > In theory, you should be able to use PAM to provide Linux authentication
> > and resource contol through to the LDAP server that is part of the z/OS
> > Security Server (nee RACF). Has anyone done this or does anyone have an
> > idea as to where to start?
> >
> > Regards, Jim Elliott
> >

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