What is RACF administrator?
The RACF security administrator is defined at the top of the hierarchy, with authority to control security for the whole system. If you are not yourself the RACF security administrator, you must ask that person to delegate to you sufficient authority to work with RACF profiles and system-wide settings.
What is RACF authorization?
If the audit function code in the CRED is access, the real z/OS UNIX user identifier (UID) and z/OS UNIX group identifier (GID) of the calling process are used on the authority checks. No other security label authorization checking is done when a system CRED is passed. …
What is RACF ID in mainframe?
A RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) ID (identifier) is the ID used to access the Judicial Information System (JIS) Mainframe and Web applications and the Inside Courts Web site. Your individual CJE records are only available to you via your RACF ID and password.
What is the difference between RACF and ACF2?
ACF2 and TopSecret are designed on the principle of ‘security by default’. In other words if there is no access rule to validate against, then access is prevented. RACF is the opposite; basically you must write an access rule to deny access to a computing resource.
What is RACF used for?
Resource Access Control Facility or RACF provides the tools to manage user access to critical resources. RACF is an add-on software product that provides basic security for a mainframe system (examples of other security software packages include ACF2 and Top Secret, both from Computer Associates).
What are RACF commands?
RACF command syntax
- ADDGROUP (Add group profile)
- ADDSD (Add data set profile)
- ADDUSER (Add user profile)
- ALTDSD (Alter data set profile)
- ALTGROUP (Alter group profile)
- ALTUSER (Alter user profile)
- CONNECT (Connect user to group)
- DELDSD (Delete data set profile)
What is RACF database?
The RACF® database holds all RACF access-control information. RACF processing uses the information from the database: Each time a RACF-defined user enters a system. Each time a user wants to access a RACF-protected resource.
How old is RACF?
RACF was introduced in 1976. Originally called RACF it was renamed to z/OS Security Server (RACF) although most mainframe folks still refer to it as RACF. Its main features are: Identification and verification of a user via user id and password check (authentication)
What is ACF2 used for?
ACF2 prevents accidental or deliberate modification, corruption, mutilation, deletion, or viral infection of files. With ACF2, access to a system is denied to unauthorized personnel. Any authorized or unauthorized attempt to gain access is logged.
What is CA Top Secret?
CA Top Secret provides comprehensive security for your valuable information assets, enabling your business to fully realize the reliability, scalability and cost-effectiveness of the mainframe.
How do I start RACF?
Automatic start of the RACF subsystem at IPL time….
- Define the RACF subsystem as trusted.
- Ensure that the security administrator and the system operator know the correct command prefix for the RACF subsystem.
- Ensure that the security administrator has authorization to use the MVS™ LOGON operator command.
How do I change my RACF password?
To have your RACF ID password reset, please follow the QWS3270 RACF password reset instructions or contact the OIT Support Center at (775) 682-5000. In order to process the password reset, the technician will need to verify your Employee ID.