RACF

Each user in a group requires a level of group authority for that group. If a user is connected to several groups, the user has a level of group authority for each group. Authority Description USE  Allows the user to access resources to which the group is authorized. CREATE  Allows […]

User attributes are extraordinary capabilities, limitations, or environments that can be assigned to a user either all of the time or when the user is connected to a specific group or groups. Attribute Description SPECIAL A user who has the SPECIAL attribute at the system level can issue all RACF […]

NONE  Does not allow users to access the data set. EXECUTE  Allows users to load and execute, but not to read or copy, programs in the library. READ  Allows users to access the data set for reading only. UPDATE  Allows users to read from, copy from, or write to the […]

The following are a few common RACF commands used by Security Administrators in the Mainframe environment. Note that the commands shown are very simplified examples. More details of the commands and their parameters can be found in IBM’s manual.   User Profiles AU userid NAME(‘user_name’) DFLTGRP(grp_name) OWNER(owner) PASS(password) Add a […]

RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) helps to secure an organization’s Mainframe environment by providing: – Flexible control of access to protected resources – Protection of installation-defined resources – Ability to store information for other products – Choice of centralized or decentralized control of profiles – An ISPF panel interface – […]