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Status Not under consideration
Workspace z/OS
Categories RACF
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 23, 2018

RELATED IDEAS

Add ability to place comment in auditing of RACF commands

Would like capability to add a comment type keyword on any RACF commands and have that text written to SMF record "as is". Using a new keyword common to all RACF commands.

Expected typical usage will be a reason text or tracking number.



Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Mar 13, 2024

    Our requirement is that we have to map all of our RACF commands back to an access request/change record so that we can prove that change was authorized.

    zSecure has Command Logger to log a ticket and description. but the CKXLOGID information is not propagated like the RACF Command. So if you have an environment with multiple RACF DB's then you have to go to the Command Logger Logstream on all the systems to determine where the command originated from to see if the ticket and description was supplied.


    We require an easy option to look at SMF (which has the propagated commands) or Command Logger to allow us to see what comment/ticket/description that was provided with the RACF Command. Also, Command Logger does not support all RACF commands like certificate commands.



  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 13, 2024
    This item is a valid requirement but unlikely to be given high enough priority to be placed into the product plan. If this requirement is high value, please re-open it, or open a new requirement.
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 14, 2018

    Yes, agree. Just new data in SMF, nothing needed in the RACF database. Could be a new field or could be LOGSTR field.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 13, 2018

    Thank you for submitting this requirement. Our interpretation is that a new field would be added to existing command log records, with no updates to the RACF database.

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