FTP Security Exit for Vm TCP/IP R310 Missing Function

 APAR Identifier ...... PQ21233      Last Changed ........ 99/02/05
 FTP SECURITY EXIT FOR VM TCPIP R310 MISSING FUNCTION
 
 Symptom ...... IN INCORROUT         Status ........... CLOSED  FIN
 Severity ................... 3      Date Closed ......... 99/02/05
 Component .......... 5735FAL00      Duplicate of ........
 Reported Release ......... 310      Fixed Release ............
 Component Name TCP/IP V2 FOR V      Special Notice
 Current Target Date ..              Flags
 SCP ...................
 Platform ............
 
 Status Detail: APARCLOSURE - APAR is being closed.
 
 PE PTF List:
 
 PTF List:
 Release 310   : No PTF planned
 
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 ERROR DESCRIPTION:
 VM TCPIP R310 no longer ships the security exits FTPDEXIT and
 FTPDRACF execs that the user could modify. User is migrating to
 VM TCPIP R310 from R240 and has an ESM installed. He needs to
 be able to decide which user's can and cannot link to disks but
 without the security exits that capability is lost. In this
 user's environment he has an ESM but not all resources are
 ESM protected. If a LINK is done by FTPSERVE for one of the
 disks not ESM protected FTPSEREVE goes into CPREAD because
 CP needs the LINK password to continue. There is no way to
 by-pass this problem on VM TCPIP R310.
 
 LOCAL FIX:
 
 PROBLEM SUMMARY:
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 * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the VM FTP server using an      *
 *                 external security manager.                   *
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 * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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 The removal of FTPDRACF EXEC was done to coincide with the
 integration of more robust security management in the FTP
 server itself.  The ways FTPDRACF was being used by our
 customers were not fully appreciated.  There is no intention
 of returning to the use of something similar to FTPDRACF.
 The direction is to more fully implement security management
 inside the FTP server, continuing to upgrade it as we find
 deficiencies.
 
 PROBLEM CONCLUSION:
 
 TEMPORARY FIX:
 
 COMMENTS:
 This APAR is being closed FIN (Fixed If Next).  This closing
 code indicates that the problem will be resolved if there is a
 next release of VM TCP/IP after the reported release.  This
 closing code has been agreed upon by the APAR submittor.
 
 MODULES/MACROS:   NONE
 
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