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    Create a user OMVS segment field to contain a umask value that would apply to file creation and chmod

    Please enhance RACF to add a user OMVS segment field to contain a umask value that would apply to file creation and chmod.
    almost 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Include IRRPRMXX parms in RVARY LIST output

    Request to update the RVARY LIST command's output to include all possible parameters which could be specified in the PARMLIB(IRRPRMxx) RACF data set name table member. Currently, parms such as BUFFERS, UPDATEBACKUP are not in the output; thus user...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

    racf define replace

    Make it easier to maintain certificates
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Reset the PASSASIS flag in the user profile back to 0.

    When changing the Global password setting to Mixedcase but then subsequently backing out the change for whatever reason to NoMixedcase leaves the PASSASIS flag as 1 and does not reset it back to 0. While on Mixedcase some users might have changed ...
    over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Depository Trust and Clearing Corp

    Enhance ADDUSER and DELUSER commands so that they go into supervisor state to update SYS1.BRODCAST on the command issuer's behalf.
    almost 11 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    RACF Password Settings need to include Complexity, Examples: 1. To prevent the use of 3 repeating or sequential characters. 2. Avoid specific words such as User Name / Name of Service. 3. Prevent the use of passwords obtained from previous breaches.

    Audit requires ability for specific Complexity settings as listed in my Idea above and beyond RACF specific Password settings. Examples: 1. To prevent the use of 3 repeating or sequential characters. 2. Avoid specific words such as User Name / Nam...
    almost 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future 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 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    Enhance RACF so that ALTUSER UserID OWNER is a noop if the OWNER is already set

    Please enhance RACF so that if someone were to issue:ALTUSER BRUCE OWNER(MARKN) and also if UserID BRUCE already has an OWNER of MARKN then an ICH message is issued that nothing has been modified instead of just modifying the owner again.
    over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Check ICHPWX01 Password Exist on ADDUSER Command

    We'd like the same potential functionality as ALTUSER on ADDUSER where if a password is specified on the command it is checked by the password exit ICHPWX01, if present. This is currently documented as working as designed http://www.ibm.com/suppor...
    almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Enhance RACFVARS for the STARTED class so I can use variables anywhere

    Please enhance RACFVARS so that I can code something like &ENV in the first qualifier of the started class profile and have the next char after the variable name be another char.
    over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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