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RACF

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Store the entire RACF DB in central storage

While it's great that we have coupling facility support available for RACF, just store the entire contents of the database in central storage (i.e. memory). Consider this RFE a discussion point for such a serious design change to RACF. Keep it on ...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

avoid WTOR ICH304D like WTOR ICH302D with XFACILIT IRR.DENY.SPECIAL.USER.ADDITIONAL.PASSWORD.ATTEMPTS.APPL.appl-name.

Following APAR OA63091 (with XFACILIT IRR.DENY.SPECIAL.USER.ADDITIONAL.PASSWORD.ATTEMPTS.APPL.appl-name.) issue of WTOR ICH302D "ICH302D REPLY Y TO ALLOW ANOTHER ATTEMPT OR N TO REVOKE USERID userid." can be avoided. I propose to extend this behav...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

RACF database recovery utility

In the case of primary database in error with no backup database, after restoring a copy from dump, maybe we have lost some updates. In System Programmer's Guide we can find the following text: Your database is probably back-level. To bring...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

Request for change to Management of PKCS11 tokens ICSF panel

We are trying to setup on a z/OS LPAR a client-server platform (e.g. Pcomm client to TN3270 server or browser to HTTP server) fully compliant with FIPS 140-2 requirements. To accomplish this task, all TCP/IP AT-TLS policies, security levels and ci...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Provide NOTERMUACC Functionality Equivalent for SERVAUTH

Please look to provide a functional equivalent of the NOTERMUACC Parameter on UserIDs/Groups for the SERVAUTH class, specifically NETACCESS in particular. This could potentially be achieved by expanding the NOTERMUACC Parameter to cover SERVAUTH c...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

PFI0311-1385 Provide RACF/RRSF for z/VM

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: lutz.lasthaus-freund@f-i.deSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0311-1385 Provide RACF/RRSF for z/VMHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: Re...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

RRSF & RACF LAST-ACCESS field

In our case we have 2 DB racf connected By RRSF.We have the same userids defined in both RACF database.Until some months ago if one userid loggin-on in one database without loggin in the second one, the Last-access field was updated. So the first ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Auto-RACLIST specific general resource classes

It would be nice if RACF would auto-RACLIST specific general resource classes if they were active and RACLIST required.
about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

RACF Profile list for APF authorized libraries

Utility that will check who has access (and what levels) to the APF libraries. Should list profiles that control the access as wellSensitive access HC doesn't go to the Access level (just read or update).
about 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Enrich message ICH70001I with the number of attempts.

Asis: ICH70001I userid LAST ACCESS AT hh:mm:ss ON www, month, day, 19yy This message is issued when the Resource Access Facility (RACF) RACINIT service is invoked to initialize RACF processing for a new address space. The first time this user ("us...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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