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That request would not match what my request is.
That request is to allow for password change, presumably allowing both the old password and new password to co-exist for a period of time.
My request is attempting to cover off broader cases, for example, a typo in JDBC datasource, or someone simply starting up a old JVM instance which may have -2 or -3 version of the password. This request is to avoid issues due to single password mishap which comes in repeatly due to 'machine persistent' authentication requests.
We have an existing high priority requirement which states that changing a password used by a process, such as a WebSphere application accessing DB2 through a JDBC Datasource protected by a J2C Authentication Alias, cannot be done without availability loss for the application. The requirement is for RACF to allow for a "password migration procedure". When changing the password of a RACF userid, the old password should remain valid for a certain period. In this period, both passwords can be used and you can use this period, for instance, to reflect the password change in different places, such as the J2C Alias. The period should be configurable and you should be able to display statistics about the usage of both new and old passwords, so that you can see if the old password is still being used.
If provided, would function such as this satisfy your requirement?
Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #72509 in product z/OS.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - zSeries Software
Product - z/OS
Component - RACF
Operating system - IBM z/OS
Source - zBLC
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - zBLC family
Product - zBLC
Component - zBLC Requirements
Operating system - IBM z/OS
Source - None