Features available with encryption facility

Version 1 Release 2.0 of IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS provides these optional features:
Table 1. Features for Encryption Facility
Feature Description
IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS Encryption Services, called Encryption Services Support for openPGP and complementary encryption and decryption batch programs that run on z/OS and allow you to encrypt and decrypt data. The algorithms that can be used are:
  • AES 128, 192 and 256
  • 3DES
  • blowfish
IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS DFSMSdss Encryption, called DFSMSdss Encryption Services that run on z/OS DFSMSdss and allow you to use DFSMSdss commands to encrypt and decrypt data. With this feature, you can also use DFSMShsm.

For more information about how Encryption Services works see IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS: User's Guide.