Plan confidentiality

Plan confidentiality

Plan how to keep your data confidential.
We can implement confidentiality at the application level or at link level. You might choose to use TLS, in which case you must plan your usage of digital certificates. We can also use channel exit programs if standard facilities do not satisfy your requirements.

Comparing link level security and application level security
This topic contains information about various aspects of link level security and application level security, and compares the two levels of security.
Channel exit programs
Channel exit programs are programs that are called at defined places in the processing sequence of an MCA. Users and vendors can write their own channel exit programs. Some are supplied by IBM.
Parent topic: Plan for security

Related concepts

Comparing link level security and application level security
Channel exit programs
Protecting channels with SSL/TLS