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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
