Passwords are no longer honored for protecting a catalog, or data sets contained in a catalog. If they are specified, they will be ignored and no message will be issued. Previously, passwords were ignored only for SMS-managed data sets. You should use z/OS® Security Server RACF® or an equivalent security package, to protect your data. Most instances of passwords have been deleted from this publication. Passwords in keywords such as ATTEMPTS, AUTHORIZATION, CODE, and LOCK will be ignored.

For information on RACF® authorization levels, see Security Authorization Levels. RACF applies to both SMS-managed and non-SMS-managed data sets and catalogs.

If a catalog is shared with a downlevel system, data sets will remain password-protected in the downlevel system, but not in a DFSMS/MVS® Version 1 Release 5 system or z/OS V1R1 system.

If you are transferring data from a system with RACF to a system which does not have RACF, data sets in a catalog will not be protected.