On 16 Aug 2006 06:15:07 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >Greetings, > >For those of you that are members of SHARE, I submitted a SHARE >requirement regarding this.
One of the problems is that the user-id is still only 8 characters. This is more and more of a limitation since most other platforms support longer names (and passwords). We probably should be looking at what overall changes are needed. > >Cheers... > >Michael > >http://www.share.org/Reqs4Logon.cfm > >================================== > >Requirement#: SSMVSE064958 > >Status: Open for Discussion > >Title: Provide System Option to Populate Userid in SMF Records >Description: Currently the user identification field of the SMF Common >Exit Parameter Area is initialized to blanks by the system. This user >identification field is used to create nearly thirty unique SMF records >such as SMF Record Type 4, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 30, 32, >34, 35, 36, 40, 42, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, and 69. To >effectively use this field, every z/OS customer needs to develop, test, >install and maintain a system user exit to populate the user >identification field of the SMF Common Exit Parameter Area with the >current userid. An SMF system option should be added to govern if the >system should populate the user identification field of the SMF Common >Exit Parameter Area with the current userid instead of initializing it to >blanks. > >Benefit: SMF records are the heart of the integrity on the z/OS platform >and need to >be a complete historical audit trail. Legal initiatives such as California >SB 1386, GLBA, HIPAA and SOX as well as the general strengthening of >accountability, auditing, governance, security and transparency have all >put an increased focus on computer systems and their integrity and >auditability. Providing this function at the system level would reduce the >complexity of managing a z/OS system and also increase the amount of >useful information in the system audit trail. > >Time Limit: The sooner the solution is delivered, the sooner the benefits >would be realized. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
