RACF

SAF or System Authorisation Facility is an interface defined by MVS that enables programs to use system authorisation services to control access to resources, such as datasets, MVS commands, JES, etc. SAF can either process security authorisation requests directly, or work with an External Security Manager (ESM) such as RACF, […]

The following are the in-built security features that come with z/OS: System Authorization Facility (SAF): SAF is part of the operating system. SAF is available whether or not an additional security product such as RACF, ACF2 or Top Secret is installed. If an additional security product is installed, SAF routes […]

The RACF database contains records whose format is controlled by a set of database templates. The templates map out how profiles are written on the RACF database. IBM makes changes to the templates to add new segments to the RACF database, or to add new fields to existing segments. The […]

If you work with mainframes, you are probably familiar with UACC (universal access) and ID(*). Many people believe that UACC and ID(*) represent the same thing. This is not true. They are slightly different and you need to take the difference in consideration when planning your RACF security environment. Access Authority Description […]