> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > > -----------------------------------------<snip>------------------------- ----------- > > > Perhaps network/PC people simply can't conceive of a server being that secure/robust. Indeed, I know > of a network guy who firmly believes that the MF would fail if presented with enough network traffic. > > > >To be fair, the burden of dealing with Windows security has fallen to the network folks, and, as they > say, if you aren't paranoid, then you just don't understand :-) > > > >Further, it might be prudent to temper our confidence with the knowledge that no security is without > holes. And the MF holds the crown jewels of the company and more. Extra layers of security are easy to > justify. > > > >But a 'no outbound' position speaks to the fear that folks may catch on that the MF may be the best > platform by far and work would start migrating back from the tinker toy farm to the citadel. > > > >Just my $0.02 > ----------------------------------------<unsnip>------------------------ ----------- > Hal, you're right in that no security is without holes. However, RACF, > physical security and staff training and standards can make the MF > security far tighter than anything we've seen on x86 based servers so > far. Emphasis on "SO FAR". I won't say that the MF is "unbreakable", > because as soon as I do, an ingenious idiot will prove me wrong. It > would be very interesting to see a RACF-like product for the X86 world, > but how many so-called "System Administrators" would be able to grasp > the concepts, much less the mechanics?
Let's broaden this topic to general documentation. Point a browser to http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r12/index.jsp and spend a few minutes / hours / days / weeks just "poking around" to see what's there. Now go to Microsoft.com or ANY OTHER SOFTWARE MANUFACTURER'S SITE and find an equivalent set of publicly available documentation for their software. Can't find one? Neither can I. For another exercise in futility, try to find an equivalent to IBM's Redbooks for ANY OTHER PLATFORM IN THE WORLD. -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
