Top Secret

  • 1.  TXACTYPE value for SCA in TSSINSTX

    Posted Aug 05, 2018 02:55 AM

    Trying to distinguish USER type password change from SCA (Central) type password change - our administrators want to force USER password a minimum of 6 characters while SCA type - 8 characters .

    TOP SECRET has no parameter to distinguish one from the other so TSSINSTX is called . 

    TXACTYPE has following values for ACID type :

     

     

    * ACTYPE, SECTYPE FLAGS.                                     

    *                                                             

    $ACA     EQU   B'11100100'        Bit=1=control acid         

    $ASCA    EQU   B'10000000'        Security c/acid            

    $ALSCA   EQU   B'11000000'        Local SCA (?)              

    $AVCA    EQU   B'01000000'        Divisional/client c/a      

    $ARCA    EQU   B'00100000'        Region  c/a (was $AACA)    

    $AZCA    EQU   B'00100000'        Zone c/a (same as RCA)     

    $ADIV    EQU   B'00010000'        Division acid              

    $AREGION EQU   B'00001000'        Region acid (was $ATCA)    

    $AZONE   EQU   B'00001000'        Zone acid (same as REGION) 

    $ADCA    EQU   B'00000100'        Departmental c/a           

    $ADEPT   EQU   B'00000010'        Department acid            

    $AGROUP  EQU   B'00000101'        Group acid                 

    $APROF   EQU   B'00000001'        Profile acid               

    $AUSER   EQU   B'00000000'        User acid                  

     

    So , I tried coding 

     

    L            R2,TXACTYPE              LOAD CALLER'S TYPE  

     TM        0(R2),B'10000000'        ACID IS SCA ?       

     BNO      NOTSCA                   NO , ACID IS NOT SCA

     

     However , this code doesn't do the work .

    Can someone assist ?

     

        Regards ,

     

           Asher



  • 2.  Re: TXACTYPE value for SCA in TSSINSTX

    Posted Aug 10, 2018 12:47 PM

    Asher,

     

    You cannot currently do what you are attempting to do.

     

    Field TXACTYPE is valid only for exit ID "COMMAND".

     

    I recently had opened case 01116438 in which I specifically asked if a RACROUTE REQUEST=EXTRACT could be used to obtain the accessor ID type and was told no.

     

    I was offered the use of a call to TSSCICS and of a CA LDAP search, neither of which is viable from the TSS Installation Exit (TSSINSTX).

     

    I was planning to submit an idea on the Communities site, but had not yet gotten around to it due to other pressing issues.

     

    I have extensively tested the use of RACROUTE REQUEST=EXTRACT with the TSS Installation Exit (TSSINSTX) and have encountered no problems, so if we can get the gods of CA Top Secret Security to agree to an enhancement, the methodology will provide both of us with what we need.

     

    I can submit an idea or you can.

     

    John P. Baker



  • 3.  Re: TXACTYPE value for SCA in TSSINSTX

    Posted Aug 20, 2018 04:56 AM

    Hi John ,

     

    Please submit an idea on my behalf .

     

       Thank you ,

     

          Asher