On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 at 14:35, Steve Beaver <
[email protected]> wrote:

I know that Passphrases can be used to signon to CICS and TSO.
>

And most other things these days. From IBM: UNIX-based stuff, FTP, SSL...
>From other vendors, generally supported now but it took some of them a long
time. And I'm sure there are still laggards.


> TSS does allow for both Passwords and Passphrases depending.
> I have NEVER turned on Passphrases in RACF for anything.
> Does RACF support Passwords and PassPhrases at the Sametime
> On an either or basis
>

Short answer: Yes.

In the first version of Password Phrase support, a phrase-using userid had
to still have a password. That was changed later, and now a userid can have
either or both.

There's lots of detail involved in starting to use phrases safely and
effectively, but it works fine.

Tony H.

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