Rex, I investigated this issue, and there is a way to identify PTF as being SECINT. However, it does not include the CVSS metrics which I want to access. I do not understand why IBM hides this information, while it is disclosed to everybody when it comes to IBM I.
*| **Itschak Mugzach | Director | SecuriTeam Software **|** IronSphere Platform* *|* *Information Security Continuous Monitoring for Z/OS, zLinux and IBM I **| * *|* *Email**: i_mugz...@securiteam.co.il **|* *Mob**: +972 522 986404 **|* *Skype**: ItschakMugzach **|* *Web**: www.Securiteam.co.il **|* On Tue, Jan 17, 2023 at 10:44 PM Pommier, Rex <rpomm...@sfgmembers.com> wrote: > Kurt, > > Your response brings up a related question. I understand the SECINT > HOLDDATA is only available from the security portal. Are PTFs that get a > SECINT hold on them also flagged in the normal holddata with some other > hold reason? Asking another way, am I missing PTFs that have holddata on > them if I don't get the SECINT holddata from the portal? > > Thanks, > Rex > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Kurt J. Quackenbush > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2023 1:57 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: How to determine if Enhanced HOLDDATA received? > > > Is there still such a thing as not-enhanced holddata? > > No, the old not-enhanced HOLDDATA no longer exists (for many years). I do > not use the descriptor "enhanced" because IBM only provides the one flavor > of general use HOLDDATA. Everybody, including vendors, have access to > IBM's general use HOLDDATA. You can get the file here > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://public.dhe.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/holddata/full.txt__;!!KjMRP1Ixj6eLE0Fj!pBdnXZ6I9JuqGglNFX8erL2uzWFHOOpQ31Qeg5lB-GgoxsEeZHY0mSYI5TALPLRXRxaTrjiIZ8_fjEAP$ > or with FTP as previously posted, or with Shopz or with SMP/E RECEIVE > ORDER. This HOLDDATA identifies PE, HIPER, and Fix Category fixes. The > HOLDDATA from the IBM Security Portal which identifies SECINT fixes is > separate. > > Kurt Quackenbush > IBM | z/OS SMP/E and z/OSMF Software Management | ku...@us.ibm.com > > Chuck Norris never uses CHECK when he applies PTFs. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from > disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is > not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for > delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action > omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, > whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
