What IBM Z technology can be used to securely deploy application services using IBM Cloud Private, without having to change the application code to exploit the secure environment?

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Options

• ACPACF with Crypto Express
• BTKE Workstation
• CCrypto Express
• DSecure Service Container

• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  94% (33)

Explanation

Secure Service Container (SSC) is correct because it provides an isolated, tamper-resistant execution environment on IBM Z specifically designed for containerized workloads like those deployed via IBM Cloud Private - and critically, it enforces encryption of data at rest and in flight, and protects against privileged insider access, all transparently without requiring any application code changes.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A. CPACF with Crypto Express - These are hardware cryptographic accelerators that provide encryption/decryption performance, but exploiting them requires application code to call their APIs directly, violating the "no code changes" requirement.
• B. TKE Workstation - The Trusted Key Entry workstation is an administrative tool used to manage and configure Crypto Express adapters and their keys; it's not involved in deploying application services.
• C. Crypto Express - These are hardware security modules (HSMs) providing cryptographic operations, but again, applications must be explicitly coded to leverage them, and they don't provide a containerized deployment boundary.

Memory tip: Think of SSC as a "secure shipping container" - just as a shipping container isolates and protects goods without repackaging the contents, Secure Service Container isolates and protects your workload without rewriting the application. The key phrase to anchor on in any exam question is "without changing application code" → that always points to SSC.

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