Last Updated: 3 April 2025

z/VM Security and Integrity

Publications, Presentations, and Resources

Here are the latest publications regarding z/VM Security and Integrity. They are arranged by category, in reverse chronological order. This list will be updated on a rolling basis; if there are articles, papers, presentations, books, or categories missing from this list, please contact Brian Hugenbruch (bwhugen@us.ibm.com).

General Security Information

• ZIP: z/VM V7.4 Common Criteria EAL4+ Collection Kit -- contains all documentation analyzed as part of the EAL4+ security evaluation of z/VM V7.4 (2025). More information can be found at: https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/pdfzip.html
  • SHA256 Hash value: 28046EB946DFEC6CEDCFE50BD9EFAE61D3271741D5E4329D70A0E3BD7ACB07CF
• PDF: z/VM V7.4 Secure Configuration Guide -- for configuration of z/VM to the EAL4+ requirements of z/VM's Common Criteria evaluation target (2025)
  • SHA256 Hash value: 6af44ab35625ebaaa4066e8e02b2b556ae7a65bfbde47098c70a2f0f47ae6ee8
• RedBook: Securing Your Cloud: IBM Security for LinuxONE (2018)
• RedBook: Security for Linux on IBM System Z (2013)
• PDF: The Value of z/VM: z/VM Security and Integrity (2005)

IBM Z Hardware Cryptography

• Presentation: Getting Started with IBM Z Crypto Virtualization (2019)
• Presentation: Pervasive Encryption for z/VM and Linux on Z (2018, Presentation by Brian Hugenbruch)

Using the z/VM TLS/SSL Server

• Web: z/VM TCP/IP Webpage: SSL Configuration How To's
• Presentation: Junior Woodchuck's Guide to TLS on z/VM (presentation by Brian Hugenbruch)
• Presentation: Securing z/VM Connectivity (presentation by Brian Hugenbruch)

Using RACF for z/VM

• YouTube: "Preparing your z/VM System for Multi-Factor Authentication" (2020, Live at the VM Workshop)
• Paper: "Validating and Repairing RACF Database Integrity on z/VM"
• Presentation: Junior Woodchuck's Guide to RACF Database Repair (2017)