PROTECT parameter

Parameter Type

Keyword, optional

Use the PROTECT parameter only if RACF® is installed and active.

With SMS, use the SECMODEL parameter to protect data sets; SECMODEL is described in SECMODEL parameter.

Purpose

Use the PROTECT parameter to tell the z/OS Security Server, which includes RACF, to protect:

One data set on a direct access volume.
One data set on a tape volume with one of the following types of labels:
- IBM® standard labels, LABEL=(,SL) or LABEL=(,SUL)
- ISO/ANSI/FIPS Version 3 labels, LABEL=(,AL) or LABEL=(,AUL)
- Nonstandard labels, LABEL=(,NSL), if the installation provides support
An entire tape volume with one of the following:
- IBM standard labels, LABEL=(,SL) or LABEL=(,SUL)
- ISO/ANSI/FIPS Version 3 labels, LABEL=(,AL) or LABEL=(,AUL)
- Nonstandard labels, LABEL=(,NSL), if the installation provides support
- No labels, LABEL=(,NL)
- Bypassed label processing, LABEL=(,BLP)
- Leading tapemarks, LABEL=(,LTM)

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