Top Secret or ACF2 as the ESM in IBM's zRDP machine

Products

• ACF2 - z/OS
• Top Secret

Issue/Introduction

Broadcom clients may want permission from IBM and Broadcom to use ACF2 or Top Secret as the ESM (External Security Manager) in an IBM zRDP licensed machine.

From the IBM Z Remote Development Program web page: 

"The IBM Z Remote Development Program (RDP) offering is available to IBM Z Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) who are members of IBM PartnerWorld. The RDP offering provides IBM Z ISVs with low-cost remote access to virtual system environments for the purposes of developing, porting, and testing applications that run on IBM Z platforms.

The RDP offering is structured for the partner to be largely self-reliant with minimal assistance needed from IBM. Participants in the offering assume the role of system and security administrator for their virtual guest system environment and are expected to have the necessary system skills. Those skills include subsystem administration, security administration, and console operations."

 

 

Environment

Component : ACF2 for z/OS; Top Secret 

Resolution

Broadcom Partner Contracts confirms permission from relevant parties to install and use ACF2 and Top Secret on IBM zRDP machines. 

Additional Information

More information for the IBM zRDP program is published at IBM Z® Remote Development Program (RDP)