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    RACF LISTUSER command to show GROUP connects in alphabetical order

    Imagine you are requesting access to a z/OS lpar, and you have a long list of GROUP connects to request. As your access requests are processed, you can go back to the system and issue the RACF LISTUSER command to confirm the GROUP connects are cor...
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance RACF type 80 Access Records to always record the module name if WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access

    In the current type 80, I do not see a field to indicate the name of the module that grants the access if a conditional permit of WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access. Please enhance the type 80 access records to record the module name for success, failure...
    almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Add LOC= parameter on RACROUTE EXTRACT macro

    The z/OS Security Server RACROUTE EXTRACT macro only support returning a 24bit EXTRACT response area. The response info may exceed the amount of 24bit storage in an MVS address space. We would like support to be added for a LOC=ANY parameter so th...
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Increase TAPEVOL facility class limit to 50k

    Current TAPEVOL facility class used by HSM tapes is limited to 10k and we can have 10 suffixes if following volser ranges as numbers. Currently on my system, we have breached this limit and working on moving from TAPEVOL to DATASET facility class....
    almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Enhancement to RACF ListChain

    Any chance to enhance LISTCHAIN to format out some messages tellingabout + alternate CA pathes + existence of 'cross certify' intermediate CA certificates + use a well prepared keyring to favour a well prepared CA path Jörg SeitzIBM TSS Networking...
    about 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    list group similar to list user capability for non administrators

    We would like to see a capability for listing a RACF Group delivered in a similar fashion to the IRR.LISTUSER capability for userids. I.E an IRR.LISTGRP or similar profile in class FACILITY that would allows us to delegate the ability to list RACF...
    over 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    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 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 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 10 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 11 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

    Password Policy per user basis

    Right now, we could set the following control globally. Inactive revoke, password minimum change interval Is it possible to set it down to the user level? There might be some use cases in a system that different user ID having different requiremen...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

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