Challenges in Certifying the Mainframe (C20b)
The mainframe computing systems (now called IBM Z and LinuxONE) have a long history of security certifications, going back decades, and their users expect nothing less than perfection. This session discusses the strategies and challenges in attempting to certify a full stack environment to modern profiles, from bespoke compute architecture through virtualization and OS and beyond, with an eye toward examining obstacles overcome in addressing legacy options while watching the horizon for future issues.