Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-03 Thread Allan Staller
Encryption is good (if properly used), buzzwords are buzzwords. Agreed! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:46 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets W dniu

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-03 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-04-02 o 14:59, Allan Staller pisze: Let me try it this way. Is df/SMS encryption a pre-requisite to the z/14 "PERVASIVE ENCRYPTION"? DFSMS encryption is technical feature, which apply to selected kinds of datasets. Pervasive Encryption is a buzzword which means nothing special

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Edward Finnell
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Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Mark Jacobs
age- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > > Behalf Of Allan Staller > > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 8:59 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets > > Let me t

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Richards, Robert B.
temporary datasets PHB: poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate? Kees. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. > Sent: 02 April, 2019 15:18 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pervasive en

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM
t [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Allan Staller > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2019 8:59 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets > > Let me try it this way. > > Is df/SMS encryption a pre-requisite to th

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Richards, Robert B.
2019 8:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets Let me try it this way. Is df/SMS encryption a pre-requisite to the z/14 "PERVASIVE ENCRYPTION"? Thanks for all you time and effort, -Original Message- From: IBM Mainfr

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Allan Staller
ERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets Allan Staller wrote: >My understanding is that this was a "hardware" feature and did not >depend on DFSMS (except as possible an on/off switch). >In you post you refer to PERVASIVE ENCRYPTION (z/14?) vs

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM
; From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: 01 April, 2019 19:41 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets > > On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 14:48:55 +080

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-02 Thread Timothy Sipples
Allan Staller wrote: >My understanding is that this was a "hardware" feature and did not >depend on DFSMS (except as possible an on/off switch). >In you post you refer to PERVASIVE ENCRYPTION (z/14?) vs pervasive >encryption (df/SMS). Can you comment on the prior posts requiring >DF/SMS extended

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-01 Thread Laurence Chiu
Well the process was in place well before I ever joined. I am not aware of the history of the strategy except to protect disks in the SAN. I had never considered somebody actually walking in and taking both the SAN disks and the SKLM servers also! That would be a breach. That being said, should

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-01 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 14:48:55 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote: >... >Encrypted zFS is already available in z/OS 2.3. Please refer to APAR >OA54005 and to Marna Walle's presentation ("The Latest in z/OS UNIX and >zFS") for some more information. > Thanks. >... Kees clarified the >situation well: it

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-01 Thread Dana Mitchell
We do it precisely for that reason. With old spinny drives, when one requires replacing, we used to have to have arrangements with vendors to keep the removed drives for shredding. With solid state storage, such an arrangement would be prohibitively expensive, but if its encrypted its no

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-01 Thread Allan Staller
ehalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 9:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets Allan Staller wrote: >(z13?) or z14 processor. Pervasive encryption handled by hardware Matthew Donald wrote: >No, only in the se

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-04-01 Thread Timothy Sipples
Paul Gilmartin wrote: >zFS? Encrypted zFS is already available in z/OS 2.3. Please refer to APAR OA54005 and to Marna Walle's presentation ("The Latest in z/OS UNIX and zFS") for some more information. By the way, thanks to Kees for reading the original question more carefully than I did. I

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 1 Apr 2019 10:43:53 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote: >... >Not yet. However, in IBM's recent preview announcement of z/OS 2.4, IBM >said there are plans to add at least two data set types to z/OS 2.4's Data >Set Encryption: JES2-managed data sets on SPOOL, and PDSE. > zFS? -- gil

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Timothy Sipples
Mark Jacobs wrote: >As far as I remember, Spool Datasets can't be defined as extended format, >only largeds. Since pervasive encryption is only for extended format >datasets, then I believe the answer is no, JES2 Spool datasets can't be >encrypted. Not yet. However, in IBM's recent preview

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Timothy Sipples
Allan Staller wrote: >(z13?) or z14 processor. Pervasive encryption handled by hardware Matthew Donald wrote: >No, only in the sense that dfsms requires a CEX?S card to be installed. >Pervasive encryption is supported on z114/196 with a CEX3S or later. The >encryption is performed by sms, which

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Tom Brennan
On 3/31/2019 6:44 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: Correct. You're also not really providing any protection beyond the case of someone walking into the data center and pulling a drive. Any compromise of any kind on the system is going to get cleartext, so the encryption won't help at all. If

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Phil Smith III
Laurence Chiu wrote: >We encrypt all our host data without worrying about z/OS by using SKLM on >our DS8K SAN. >I'm told this means all data that the host can access is encrypted at rest >and is transparent to the host. Correct. You're also not really providing any protection beyond the

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Laurence Chiu
We encrypt all our host data without worrying about z/OS by using SKLM on our DS8K SAN. I'm told this means all data that the host can access is encrypted at rest and is transparent to the host. On Mon, Apr 1, 2019, 3:56 AM Steve Beaver wrote: > I think someone is going way overboard > > Sent

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Seymour J Metz
ct: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets As far as I remember, Spool Datasets can't be defined as extended format, only largeds. Since pervasive encryption is only for extended format datasets, then I believe the answer is no, JES2 Spool datasets can't be encrypted. Mark Jacobs Sen

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Steve Beaver
I think someone is going way overboard Sent from my iPhone Sorry for the finger checks > On Mar 31, 2019, at 09:50, Phil Smith III wrote: > > Matthew Donald wrote: > >> I'm looking into pervasive encryption and I have a question about batch > >> temp files that I have been unable by

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread Phil Smith III
Matthew Donald wrote: > I'm looking into pervasive encryption and I have a question about batch > temp files that I have been unable by googling. > > In order to have SMS encrypt a dataset, the dataset must be in extended > format, which I believe is specified in the dataclass. My question

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-31 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-03-31 o 03:30, Mark Jacobs pisze: As far as I remember, Spool Datasets can't be defined as extended format, only largeds. Since pervasive encryption is only for extended format datasets, then I believe the answer is no, JES2 Spool datasets can't be encrypted. Yes, however...

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-30 Thread Mark Jacobs
ve encryption handled by hardware. > > -Original Message- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU On Behalf > > Of Matthew Donald > > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 9:37 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Pervasive

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-30 Thread Steve Beaver
dled by hardware. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf >> Of Matthew Donald >> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 9:37 PM >> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets >>

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-30 Thread Matthew Donald
sive encryption handled by hardware. > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Matthew Donald > Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 9:37 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets > >

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-28 Thread Allan Staller
(z13?) or z14 processor. Pervasive encryption handled by hardware. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Matthew Donald Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 9:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets I'm

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-28 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM
es > Sent: 28 March, 2019 8:29 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets > > Matthew Donald wrote: > >My question is: do batch temporary datasets support extended > >format? Can they be encrypted using p

Re: Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-28 Thread Timothy Sipples
Matthew Donald wrote: >My question is: do batch temporary datasets support extended >format? Can they be encrypted using pervasiv encryption? Yes and yes. Timothy Sipples IT Architect

Pervasive encryption and batch temporary datasets

2019-03-27 Thread Matthew Donald
I'm looking into pervasive encryption and I have a question about batch temp files that I have been unable by googling. In order to have SMS encrypt a dataset, the dataset must be in extended format, which I believe is specified in the dataclass. My question is: do batch temporary datasets