Cryptograghy Questions with Z/OS 2.3 and compatibility with Top Secret for z/OS

Products

• Top Secret
• Top Secret - LDAP

Issue/Introduction

Cryptographic Services documented at:

https://www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zOSV2R3GA320889/$file/e0zm100_v2r3.pdf

document the  actions to perform before the first IPL of z/OS V2R3 This topic describes Cryptographic Services migration actions that you can perform after you have installed z/OS V2R3, but before the first time you IPL. These actions might require the z/OS V2R3 level of code to be installed, but do not require it to be active. Are there any other concerns?

Environment

Release :

Component : CA Top Secret for z/OS

Resolution

According to the doc, there are some security setup required that need to be in place before Cryptography is brought up. Aside from following the security setup indicated in the documentation, there are no other concerns.