RE: [MI400] How will new system state restrictions work? was:Attention Users of *SYSTEM State

["Steve Richter" <srichter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:38 AM
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Subject: Re: [MI400] How will new system state restrictions work?
was:Attention Users of *SYSTEM State

>It may be just as Bruce said, a restriction on the restoration of
>non-IBM system state programs.  Kind of like an internal extension of
>the QVFYOBJRST system value that controls object restoration (can
>restrict user state programs without signatures).  The system value was
>introduced in V5R1.  Object signing may have began earlier (V4R5 ?).

Bruce's message also added "only programs provided by IBM will be able to
use system state"

>>Within two years IBM plans to remove the i5/OS ability to restore system
>>state programs not digitally signed by IBM. Only programs provided by IBM
>>will be able to use system state. Any other system state programs will
have
>>to be changed to use supported interfaces accessible from user state.

-Steve