Hello,

here a comment sent on 12/18/1998 by Andy about encryption of client data:

Client encryption of the data is a well-known requirement and
is on our "to do" list. Although I can not make any formal
commitments, it is being seriously considered for the next
release of the product (not the next PTF, but *release*).

Regards,

Andy

Andy Raibeck
IBM Storage Systems Division
ADSM Client Development
e-mail: storman AT us.ibm DOT com
"The only dumb question is the one that goes unasked."

I don't know if the admin client is also considered. The question was "Is
data encrypted in storage pools?".

Regards,

Rene Lambelet
Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestle - CH-1800 Vevey
Tel: ++41'21'924'35'43 / Fax: ++41'21'924'45'89
E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bacchi Matt VENDOR [SMTP:v2bacchi AT BTV.IBM DOT COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 3:23 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      ADSM API; admin client questions
>
> Both the ADSM API and the X/Open API do not contain the capability to
> do administrative tasks.  Does anyone know of a better interface to
> commands
> that require System Privilege than the 'dsmadmc' command?  Quite frankly
> the
> output from this command is difficult to parse, and seems to change
> without
> warning in each new release.  I guess I'm also looking for a statement
> from
> ADSM development about whether or not this functionality will be added to
> future releases.
>
> Along the same vein, does anyone know if command strings entered into the
> administrative command line client are encrypted before being sent to the
> server?  Are we sending clear text passwords over the network if I run the
>
> admin client on my machine to update a node's password at the server?  Any
>
> definitive information on this topic will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> -Matt
>
>
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