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    Simple documented configuration of passphrase complexity rules

    I am familiar with IRRPHREX option. However, I would like a simpler option that is managed and displayed in SETROPTS. I don't need extensive customizability, I really only need to enforce minimum length of 15 rather than 9. I can do it with IRRPHR...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

    Changes on USER's profile to take effect without requiring re-login of an already logged-on user

    This will be useful as it eliminates the need for a already logged user to log out and log back in after changes on user's profile (e.g. connected groups) .
    4 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    DFSMS/VM interaction with DRFAMILY on TS7700

    Please consider adding the ability to interact with DRFAMILY on TS7700 from a zVM LPAR (DFSMS/VM).
    9 months ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

    Create New SMF Record subtype for ACEECHK Warnings

    When enabling ACEECHK class in RACF to detect ACEE modification detection events, only IRR421I is issued to the syslog. This request is to have a SMF80 subtype record created to log these events so they can be easily researched among recent or arc...
    over 4 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

    Control passphrase strength and complexity, just like password strength and complexity is today.

    We must enforce complexity rules for passphrase (i.e. : minimal length, pattern, ...etc...), just like we do for password. Some regulatory bodies compel us to do so in Banking industry. The subparameter RULEn of SETROPTS PASSWORD command should ap...
    10 months ago in z/OS / RACF 6 Not under consideration

    RACF Resource Serialization: Reducing Impact on Critical Processes Due to User Statistics Updates

    We propose an enhancement to the RACF mainframe security product, specifically regarding the serialization of the SYSZRAC2 resource for database access. Currently, when a process holds this resource for an extended period (ranging from seconds to ...
    8 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

    Include REVOKE in FACILITY password reset authorities

    Enhance the authority associated with FACILITY resource IRR.PASSWORD.RESET and those prefixed IRR.PWRESET to allow users to REVOKE an ID within the existing scope of authority of these resources. These FACILITY resources allow users to RESUME and ...
    about 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

    Add REVOKE in FACILITY password reset authorities

    Enhance the authority associated with FACILITY resource IRR.PASSWORD.RESET and those prefixed IRR.PWRESET to allow users to REVOKE an ID within the existing scope of authority of these resources. These FACILITY resources allow users to RESUME and ...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    LFAREA 2GB pages not supported

    z/OS client running under z/VM requires to use large pages memory to run their DB2, Openshift, Splunk and other consumers applications. as an example; z/OS client is coded this way : LFAREA=(1M=16896,2G=(16,10))
    about 1 year ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

    Define the conflicting certificates have same public key within RACF database

    RACF database should have certificates with same public key to be defined. As long as certificates have different serial number, they should be consider as different certificates. Since Digicert has created two intermediate CA which have different...
    about 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

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