z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide
z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide
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Base64-encoded certificates z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide SA23-2289-00 |
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The binary certificate and the PKCS #7 and #12 binary packages
can be additionally encoded using the base64 algorithm. Base64 encoding
is a mechanism to convert binary data into text so that it can be
easily transported as text, such as within an e-mail. When converting
from binary to text, each three bytes of binary are converted into
four characters from the following set: a–z, A–Z, 0–9, \,
and +. When you peek at a base64-encoded certificate
on any platform, it looks similar to the following:
Remember: Base64-encoded certificates are text. When you transfer them to or from a z/OS® system, you must transfer them as text to ensure that the ASCII translation to or from EBCDIC takes place. Using ASCII (not binary) FTP or a text cut-and-paste will suffice. Be sure to include the BEGIN and END lines in your transfer. 
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