| Release 1.5 |
Added new global option for variable MSGLOG TDQ (default is CSMT) |
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Added
new global options for password rules to require Alpha, Numeric,
Special Character combinations |
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Added new global option to allow logging of invalid signon (bad
password) attempts |
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Added new optional user profile overrides for new password rules and
password length |
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Added new VFYSEC API function to allow security authorization check
using passed TRANID and USERID |
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Added new sample program (SNTPUSX) to expire passwords to assist in
enforcing new password rules. |
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Added new XREF report option (USRK) to cross reference a
USER with non-TRANKEY 1 transactions |
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Added new PASS function on batch utility to allow updating product
password from batch |
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Added support for CICS TS 3.2 |
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Download CICS/SignOn 1.5 upgrade |
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Release 1.4 |
Added optional display of suspended users on the User Directory Screen. |
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Added support for SNTI transaction to allow fast path to REINDEX function. |
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Maintenance updates applied. |
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Release 1.3
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Application Programming Interface (API)
- Added a new mechanism for
providing security down to the function level for programs
calling the API
- Added USERINQ function to
return additional fields from user profile
- Documented USERADD and USERUPD
functions which allow you to dynamically add a user profile
- Added USERDEL function which
allows you to dynamically delete a user profile
- Added USERSUS function which
allows you to dynamically suspend a user profile
- Added UDTAPUT and UDTAGET
functions to allow writing and retrieving user data from a new
150-byte free form field in a user profile record.
- Added RESET function to
dynamically a reset password for a suspended user
- Added TRANINQ function to
return fields from a tranid profile
- Added TRANADD and TRANUPD
functions which allow you to dynamically add a tranid profile
- Added TRANDEL function which
allows you to dynamically delete a tranid profile
- Added TERMINQ function to
return fields from a terminal profile
- Added TERMADD and TERMUPD
functions which allow you to dynamically add a terminal profile
- Added TERMDEL function which
allows you to dynamically delete a terminal profile
- Added REFRESH function which
allows you to dynamically refresh tranid and terminal security
tables
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Administrative enhancements
- Added NETNAME support for
terminal profile entries. Profile can be identified by TERMID or
NETNAME.
- Added history stack of last
six passwords to allow password reuse to be limited
- Added invalid password limit
in user profile to optionally override global limit
- Added last used (accessed)
date to allow administrators to know how long since a profile
has been used. The value is shown on the User Directory screen.
- Added ALL, USR, TRN, TRM
options to the IMPORT and MIGRATE functions to give users the
ability to only work with certain profiles. Before this release
you had to IMPORT or MIGRATE all profiles.
- Added support for showing
suspended status the User Directory and Update screens
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Batch report enhancements
- Added support for showing
suspended status in User Reports
- Added report to list all users
authorized or not authorized to execute a specified transaction
- Added report to list all
transactions a specified user is authorized or not authorized to
execute
- Added summary page to list
records read and listed and reformatted pre-report details for
clarity
- Added new fields and headers
to user reports for last used status and invalid password limit
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Added command line support to signon
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CESN USERID=userid,PS=pwd[,NEWPS=newpwd] and
CSSN NAME=username,PS=password[,NEWPS=newpwd] |
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Added support for EXEC CICS INQUIRE TASK USERID command |
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Added and documented additional error messages |
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Release 1.2 |
Added option to limit signon to one
per CICS. Default is multiple signon’s per CICS. |
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Added option to send Good Morning Message after signoff. |
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Added option to control whether or
not users can change their passwords. |
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Added minimum length value for passwords. |
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Added an interface for MacKinney Systems’ CICS/Menu II . |
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Added a migration facility to aid in
the conversion from other security including the VSE I.U.I and
"home grown" packages. |
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Added RACF (or other external security) coexistence feature. CESN will signon to both
CICS/Signon and RACF. |
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Added logic to suspend profile after
‘n’ invalid attempts. |
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Added batch utility program to list
users, transactions, and terminals. |
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Added support for modifying the
product password via a stand-alone transaction. |
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Release 1.1 |
Added INQUIRE function to
Application Programming Interface. This allows user programs
access to userid, username, terminal id, operator id, user
security keys, and terminal signon/signoff status. |
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Added automatic password expiration
after "x" number of days. |
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Improved CICS/SignOn manual to
include additional documentation on messages and Application
Programming Interface. |
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Added support for CICS/SignOn
running under CICS/VSE to access storage above the 16-Megabyte
line. This new support removes the limitation of 2183 users or
3275 transactions defined in CICS/SignOn under CICS/VSE.
CICS/MVS installations were never under this limitation. |
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Release 1.0 |
User SIGNON/SIGNOFF functions
providing seamless integration of previous CICS signon/signoff (CSSN/CESN/CESF)
functions. |
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User ability to change passwords. |
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Automatic password expiration after
"x" number of days. |
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Upward compatibility for your
existing CICS programs. |
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Support for EXEC CICS INQUIRE/ASSIGN
commands for USERID and OPID. (No changes are required for your
programs!) |
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Access to user’s operator keys (OPERKEYS)
and user name (now expanded to 30 bytes) using the CICS/SignOn
application programming interface. |
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Migration Utility provided to
automatically migrate your existing transaction, user, and
terminal security into CICS/SignOn. (You can migrate ALL your
current definitions in MINUTES!) |
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Protection: Passwords, definitions
and data areas are encrypted for protection from unauthorized
access |
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Ability to secure CICS transactions,
terminals, and users with CICS keys. |
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Ability to define CICS transactions
with multiple keys alleviating much of the need to expand past
64 CICS keys. |
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Ability for System Administrators to
reset passwords. |
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Complete audit log of signons,
signoffs, and changes. |
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CICS/SignOn uses only standard
documented CICS interfaces assuring you of maximum reliability
and compatibility. There are no "hooks" into your system! |
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CICS/SignOn is designed explicitly
for CICS. Other security packages affect your entire system
(ouch!) whether you want security just for CICS or not. CICS/SignOn
is written specifically for CICS and for this reason, makes use
of many performance/usability advantages. |
