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RACF

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Give pyRACF similar resources and priority to ZOAU

With Python gaining popularity on z/OS and a new generation of z/OS System Administrators coming onto the platform with prior Python experience, it is important that crucial subsystems like RACF delivers data in JSON format and gives access to qua...
26 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Under review

RACF REST API

It would be really useful if RACF or z/OSMF provided an optional extension of sorts where you could check if profiles, users, and so on exists in RACF as well as get general information about the security setup either through a REST API and/or a P...
13 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review

RACF should prioritize checking certificates with longer validity periods in the keyrings.

Opening a new idea (RFE) since IBM changed the status of ZOS-I-4249 to Not under consideration Why is it useful: Let's consider an example: CustomerX provides a new subCA to Visa for installation as a trusted entity because one of their subCAs, sa...
about 2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 13 Under review

Desirable new feature: GROUP revoke inactive days and consequently new user inactivity policy

We have set SETROPTS INACTIVE(60) and this is applicable for all users. However, we have some specific users with the requirement not to be revoked after 60 days but at different than this value. So, Inactivity should be helpful to be defined as g...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Under review