Security has always been a major focus on IBM Z. The Pervasive Encryption initiative has as its goal the encryption of every byte of data that exits an IBM Z box.

In this session, we examine the hardware features that are the foundation of Pervasive Encryption: The Crypto Express card and the CPACF cryptographic processor and explain how they are used to implement key features like z/OS data set encryption and z/OS Coupling Facility encryption.