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Status Future consideration
Categories Runtime
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 9, 2020

New RACF messages indicating Next Token mode

Background - We are migrating from CA Top Secret to IBM RACF, here at our site. We are also migrating from CA AAM to IBM MFA.
Under CA Top Secret, we enter "RSA Next Token Mode" after failing 3 attempts to logon. The CA Top Secret throws messages and prompts identifying that we have entered into "Next Token Mode" to the user.
However, these messages do not appear under RACF when we enter "RSA Next Token Mode".
We can spot messages like "AZF3002W : User must provide next tokencode" in IBM MFA stc log, but no messages are thrown to the user when he is logging on.
I've also attached a file with screenshots in which CA TSS messages are displayed.
Request - We would like to see messages informing user about "Next Token Mode".
Please refer to the # TS003407966.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Feb 27, 2023

    Right now, CICS is returning RESP 70 RESP2 2 (wrong password) on E.C. SIGNON when 'Next Token' mode is active. So, a specific response would be helpful to distinguish between wrong password and next token mode.

  • Guest
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    Nov 12, 2021

    This is a candidate for a future release

  • Guest
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    Nov 5, 2021

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Transaction Processing
    Product - CICS Transaction Server
    Component - Runtime
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - IBM Z Multi-Factor Authentication
    Component - IBM Z Multi-Factor Authentication
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Sep 30, 2021

    This is an issue with CICS, not displaying the MFA messages back to the end user correctly (or at all). I've notified the CICS team of this RFE.

  • Guest
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    Jun 11, 2021

    Hi,

    Sorry for the delayed response, I was out on sick leave for a while.

    Please find the answers for the questions posted by you.

    Do you have TSO pre-prompt on?
    A. YES. PASSWORDPREPROMPT(ON) /* TURN ON PASSWORDPREPROMPT */

    Do you have the IDTDATA class active?
    A. NO.

    If using pre-prompt and the class in inactive, can you activate it and try again?
    A. Before activation on this class I would like to see any relevant documentation on activation of this class, including any resources in the class that may need defined. I have done a little research and found that this class can potentially cause unexpected impact by just activation of the class itself.

  • Guest
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    Jan 5, 2021

    We have attached the doc for your reference.
    Please mail : sbrinkl@wellsfargo.com or kashif.khan@wellsfargo.com, if you have questions.

  • Guest
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    Jan 5, 2021

    Attachment (Description): Please find the attached doc for your reference. Let us know if you have any questions.

  • Guest
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    Mar 31, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - IBM Multi-Factor Authentication for z/OS
    Component - IBM Multi-Factor Authentication for z/OS
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - z Systems Software
    Product - z/OS
    Component - RACF
    Operating system - IBM z/OS
    Source - None

  • Guest
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    Mar 9, 2020

    For some reason, I'm not able to attach the file with screenshots. It's displaying an error.
    Same file can be found in case # TS003407966, for your reference.