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OA39486: NEW FUNCTION - RACF SUPPORT FOR CACHE MANAGEMENT OF RACF PERMISSIONS

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APAR status

  • Closed as new function.

Error description

  • New Function
    RACF support for cache management of RACF permissions
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All RACF users that want to do cache         *
    *                 management regarding RACF permissions.       *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    
    With APAR OA39486, IBM is introducing RACF support for
    applications that cache RACF access control decisions.
    RACF has enhanced the existing RACF ENF signal, event 71,
    and added a new RACF ENF signal, event 79.
    
    The details on these enhancements are in the online
    versions of the RACF publications, which can be found at:
    
    ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/pdf/
                                                oa39486.pdf
    
    The affected publications are:
    
    z/OS Security Server RACF Security Administrator's Guide
    (SA227683xx) - Covered in Appendix A of above document.
    
    z/OS Security Server RACF System Programmer's Guide
    (SA227681xx) - Covered in chapter 3 of above document.
    
    z/OS Security Server RACF Command Language Reference
    (SA227687xx) - Covered in Appendix B of above document.
    
    z/OS Security Server RACF Macros and Interfaces
    (SA227682xx) - Covered in Appendix C of above document.
    
    z/OS Security Server RACROUTE Macro Reference
    (SA227692xx) - Covered in Appendix E of above document.
    
    z/OS Security Server RACF Data Areas
    (GA227680xx) - Covered in RACF Data Areas chapter of
                   above document.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    OA39486

  • Reported component name

    RACF

  • Reported component ID

    5752XXH00

  • Reported release

    780

  • Status

    CLOSED UR1

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2012-05-01

  • Closed date

    2013-02-06

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-04

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    UA67930

Modules/Macros

  • HRF7780J ICHCCN00 ICHCCU00 ICHCDG00 ICHCDU00
    ICHCDX34 ICHCPE00 ICHCRA00 ICHCRD00 ICHCRE00 ICHCRR00 ICHERCDE
    ICHRDAEN ICHRRCDX IRRCOP30 IRRIDENF IRRIDEN3
    

Publications Referenced
GA22768000SA22768100SA22768200SA22768300SA22768700
SA22769200    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    RACF

  • Fixed component ID

    5752XXH00

Applicable component levels

  • R780 PSY UA67930

       UP13/02/20 P F302

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 March 2013