>Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 09:52:12 -0700 >From: Mike Smith <[email protected]>
>> > Could you point me to more about this (RAGF) scheme? >> [ML] I don't know if I have spelled it out correctly, but this >> is the authentication scheme used on mainframes (IBM at least) where all >> syscalls are routed through the authentication subsystem before >> proceeding. However, the subsystem seems to reside in kernel, and is >> (possibly precompiled) table driven so that it does not cause gross >> inefficiency. >RACF IIRC, often pronounced "Rack Off". Mike's pronunciation notwithstanding.... :-)
