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

Need to register more than one user with the same email address in the WORKATTR segment

It is quite common for a single human to have more than one system id, but have only one corporate email address. I am unable to register more than one user with the same email address in the WORKATTR segment. I get this error and the email addres...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 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 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under 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 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 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 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 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 11 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

SURROGAT with JESINPUT and NODES

We have a requirement to submit a job from zVM, comes across using the NODES class, and then use SURROGAT with WHEN(JESINPUT). This doesn't work
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN PERMIT COMMAND

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR00031904User Marketing Field Requirement Number: GD124084013Title: EXPIRATION DATE WITHIN PERMIT COMMANDSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: DFNA / 972-447-0298FPOC: Arthur Fitzpatrick/P...
over 11 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

RACF R_ticketserv callable service should allow PTKTDATA profiles qualified with group and/or userid

Currently the PTKTDATA profile provided to R_ticketserv is limited to a 1-8 characters application name. Extending this to allow profile names of the form application.group.user would allow more granularity to control who can use passickets for a ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF to allow PERMITs with WHEN(PROGRAM) for zSecure custom general resource classes

I would like the ability to use conditional permits with a custom class for zSecure Command Verifier. In my case rather than use XFACILIT for zSecure Command Verifier we have opted to use our own general resource class by defining it to the CDT cl...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration