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Created on Oct 2, 2019

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Allow credentials needed for full authentication in IMS to be passed from zCEE

Our InfoSec team is requiring that any connection into IMS be enabled with RACF = 'Y' (meaning both userid and password is needed to authenticate). Unfortunately, zCEE does not currently pass any kind of password information along to IMS, only a user id (basic authorization is not enough).

While something like a pass ticket could work, it might depend on how difficult it will be for IMS to incorporate that. The ideal solution would pass along the id and password (in a secure manner that IMS can already consume).

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Sep 15, 2020

    This requirement is addressed by z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition V3.0.33 / APAR PH24143:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH24143

    z/OS Connect EE has been enhanced to support the use of PassTicket authentication for IMS services. PassTickets can be use for identity propagation when calling IMS services.

    For further details about configuring PassTicket support for IMS services, refer to the “Configuring PassTicket support for IMS services” topic in the z/OS Connect EE V3.0 Knowledge Center:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS4SVW_3.0.0/configuring/config_ims_passticket.html

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 14, 2020

    This is essential in adopting modern techniques like REST APIs to connect to IMS.

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 13, 2020

    My preference would be that the security model more closely follows that for DB2 and other service providers with zCEE.

    We have a large IMS footprint and we value a consistent security implementation.

  • Guest
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    |     Feb 13, 2020

    I consider this a very important requirement as we should have a standard approach in implement Rest service for IMS as we do in our software like DB2 and CICS.

  • Guest
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    |     Nov 15, 2019

    This requirement would need a change to IMS Connect to deliver. As such it is being transferred to the IMS team.

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