Chapter 8. Security Considerations
The details of mainframe security and Linux security are described in numerous technical papers, on Web sites, and in other books. This chapter covers those security aspects of Linux on the mainframe that are likely to influence a decision to run certain types of work, or store certain types of data on the Linux system.
On any platform, total security is an unattainable ideal, but security as a goal must be continually revisited and refined. Each platform comes with a degree of built-in security, and going beyond that means cost and effort. You need to balance the risk you are prepared to take against what you are willing to spend. Thus, when planning a Linux-on-the-mainframe project, you must ask yourself ...
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