System Parameters

This option can be used to display the system parameters in effect for the security service in this database or daemon.

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Screen One

15:56:51   ***** A D A B A S   SAF SECURITY SERVICES v.r.s *****    2022-05-26
                -  SAF System Configuration Parameters  -             A18000M1  
                                                                                
  Assembled: 22-05-26   Version: 08.02.02                                       
                                                                                
   Database: 153                                                                
                                                                                
      Authorization     Class/Type   Universal   Max Kept   Fastauth            
      ADABAS (Normal)    ADASEC          N         20          Y                
      ADABAS (Xlevel)    XLVADA          N         20          Y                
                                                                                
                                                                                
      Buffer(k): 128    Message Level..: 1    Caching..: Y  Warn Mode: F        
      Ciphers..: Y      Cached files...: 10   Xlevel...: 2  ET Data..: Y        
      Passwords: Y      Max.Cipher/Pwds: 100  Logoff...: T  Remote...: POPUP    
      ABS......: 2      DBID/Fnr format: 1    Notoken..: N  ADASCR...: N        
      PC prot..: N      Hold cmd access: R    LF prot..: Y  Filetab..: (none)   
      PW case..: M      All files......: N    UTI prot.: 3  UTI fail.: Y        
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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The following information is provided on this screen:

Field Description
Assembled / Version

The date and time when the parameter module was assembled.
Database

The database number.
Authorization

Indicates type of authorization (normal or cross-level).
Class/Type

The security class being used.

For more information, see the parameters DBCLASS and NWCLASS.

Universal

Whether or not universal access is allowed.
Max Kept

The number of files for which security information is to be cached for each user.

For more information, see the parameters DBNCU and NWNCU.

Fastauth

Whether or not the the FASTAUTH option is in effect for this resource class

For more information, see the parameters DBCLASS and NWCLASS.

Buffer

The amount of storage (in kilobytes) to be used for caching user information related to the security system.

For more information, see the parameter GWSIZE.

Message Level

The tracing level for database security checks.

For more information, see the parameter GWMSGL.

Caching

Indicates whether or not caching of security information is in effect.
Warn Mode

Warn mode (warning or fail).
Ciphers

Indicates whether or not ADASAF should extract Adabas cipher codes from RACF and apply them to the relevant Adabas commands.

For more information, see the parameter CIPHER.

Cached Files

The number of files for which security information is to be cached for each user.

For more information, see the parameter MAXFILES.

Xlevel

The type of database cross-level security checking to be performed

For more information, see the parameter XLEVEL.

ET Data

Indicates whether or not ADASAF should protect commands that access or create ET data.

For more information, see the parameter ETDATA.

Passwords

Indicates whether or not ADASAF should extract Adabas passwords from RACF and apply them to the relevant Adabas commands.

For more information, see the parameter PASSWORD.

Max Cipher/Pwds

The maximum number of passwords and cipher codes to be extracted from RACF for the current Adabas nucleus.

For more information, see the parameter MAXPCC.

Logoff

Indicates when ADASAF should log off users from the SAF security system.

For more information, see the parameter LOGOFF.

Remote

The mechanism ADASAF should use to protect calls from remote users.

For more information, see the parameter REMOTE.

ABS

The level of Adabas Basic Services protection.

For more information, see the parameter ABS.

DBID/Fnr format

The format of the Database ID and file number in resource profiles.

For more information, see the parameter DBFLEN.

Notoken

Indicates whether or not calls from unsecured mainframe clients are to be allowed.

For more information, see the parameter NOTOKEN.

ADASCR

Indicates whether or not the SAF Userid or Group is used as the ADASCR password.

For more information, see the parameter ADASCR.

PC prot

Indicates whether or not PC commands are protected.

For more information, see the parameter PCPROT.

Hold cmd access

Indicates whether access commands which place records on hold require read or update security access to the relevant resource.

For more information, see the parameter HOLDCMD.

LF prot

Indicates whether or not LF commands are protected.

For more information, see the parameter LFPROT.

Filetab

The name of the grouped resource name load module used by this nucleus, or ‘(none)’ if grouped resource names are not in effect.

For more information, see the parameter FILETAB.

PW Case

Indicates whether or not ADASAF treats passwords and password phrases as MIXED or UPPER case.

For more information, see the parameter PASSCASE.

All files

Indicates whether or not client sessions have the same permissions for all files in a database.

For more information, see the parameter ALLFILES.

UTI prot

Indicates the level of protection for Adabas Utilities.

For more information, see the parameter UTI.

UTI fail

Indicates the action to be taken when an Adabas utility SAF security check fails.

For more information, see the parameter FAILUTI.

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Screen Two

15:57:02   ***** A D A B A S   SAF SECURITY SERVICES v.r.s *****    2022-05-26 
                -  SAF System Configuration Parameters  -             A18000M2   
                                                                                 
  Assembled: 22-05-26   Version: 08.02.02                                        
                                                                                 
   Database: 153                                                                 
                                                                                 
      Administration Function Security                                           
      Database:  Y,FILE,WARN                                                     
      Net-work:  N                                                               
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
      Signals..:  62,71,79  Signal Q-Size....:  32   Signal SREST Int.:  12   
      AAFCMD...:  1   
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
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The following information is provided on this screen (PF9):

Field Description
Administration Function Security

The protection level applied by Adabas SAF security for administration functions.

Database

Database Administration Function Security settings.

For more information, see the parameter DBADMIN.

Net-Work

Net-Work Administration Function Security settings.

For more information, see the parameter NETADMIN.

Signals

Indicates to the signal listener which ENF signals are to be listened for.

For more information, see the parameter SIGNALS.

Signal Q-size

Determines the number of entries in the ENF listener queue.

For more information, see the parameter SIGNQSZ.

Signal SREST Int

Defines the minimum interval of time (specified in units of 5 minutes) between successive internal SREST operations when triggered due to ENF Signal conditions.

For more information, see the parameter SIGNRINT.

AAFCMD

Indicates whether calls from the AAFCMD tool are protected.

For more information, see the parameter AAFCMD.