Date:         Wed, 28 May 2003 19:38:31 GMT
Reply-To:     julierog@ix.netcom.com
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Roger Lustig <trovato@BELLATLANTIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Password Protect/Encrypt Mainframe Flat Files
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed

Steve:

There used to be a protection facility within JCL, if my ancient brain
is not too far gone.  It would have to have been at the Volume Table of
Contents level.  Somewhere there's a JCL book (or guru) with more info.

(Encryption itself would be dicey, given that the file is flat.  How
would a program know if the decryption were correct?)

Roger

Steve wrote:
> I am trying to determine how to password protect or encrypt mainframe
> flat files using SAS.  I would appreciate help from anyone that has
> been able to accomplish this.  I have been in contact with The SAS
> Institute about this, and they did not know of a way to accomplish
> password protecting or encrypting mainframe flat files.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Steve