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To allow configured the parameter "revoked after unsuccessful password attempts" in the RACF user profile. Actually it is only possible as a generic rule for all the users through the SETROPTS PASSWORD(REVOKE(d)) command

To avoid a DoS (Deny of Service) due a service user revoked because a wrong use of the password causing impact in the applications & services using it.
11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

RACF: Establish a Permission Create Date

This idea goes along with ZSECURE-I-566. The zSecure suite has several toolsets to cleanup the RACF DB. One area of cleanup is unused/inactive permissions. Access Monitor does track when a permission has been used and provides a tool to remove the...
11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Add New Optional parameter to delete a userid with norule.

This rule is useful when someone try to delete a userid(ex- which support the dataset rule), but try to retain the rule( ex-dataset). this is useful if you have a dataset HLQ which is used by CICS region but you dont want to manage a userid as tha...
12 months ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

Protect RACF Database to prevent inadvertent deletion

System admins have priviledged access to datasets and system resources. While doing cleanup of antiquated database files an administrator inadvertently deleted the live primary and backup RACF databases causing an outage. Can the RACF task be modi...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Functionality already exists

Create an attribute that would prevent the REVOKE of a UserID due to incorrect password attempts

Requesting the creation of an attribute that would exist on the User ID that would prevent/override the User ID from being revoked due to invalid password attempts. Any successful authentications should be allowed. Unsuccessful authentications sho...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

More granular setup of healthcheck RACF_SENSITIVE_RESOURCES

Healthcheck RACF_SENSITIVE_RESOURCES covers a lot of different resources. If one of the checks fails the whole check fails. To prevent false-postive checks on this healthcheck the only option is to deactivate the healthcheck as a whole. It would b...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

RACF Profiles with WARNING: Enable restriction of maximum WARNING access level for better security

Current situation:RACF-Profiles have the ability of WARNING-Option, which gives a ICH408-message, but allow the access regardless of the access rights of the User. Our idea is to enhance the WARNING option with a maximum access level parameter,lik...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Enable updates to RACF data set name table without sysplex IPL

Request to provide capability to update RACF data set name table without requiring a sysplex-scope IPL. If RACF data set name table has sysplex communications enabled, it installs XCF group IRRXCF00 and I must perform a full sysplex IPL to make up...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 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...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

racf define replace

Make it easier to maintain certificates
about 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

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