On 4/9/2014 10:27 AM, Storr, Lon A CTR USARMY HRC (US) wrote:
Can someone please identify the flaw in my logic? Can a
non-authorized user gain access to these "scratched" areas of DASD?

I'd add 4) - many modern control units have diagnostic capability that allows unrestricted hardware access to the drives. If yours do, you'll need physical access controls.

I first ran into this when we got our first string of Hitachi 3380s. The C.E. wanted a telephone line so he could service the units remotely; I had to educate management that that would allow uncontrolled access to customer data.

Gerhard Postpischil
Bradford, Vermont

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