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Workspace Z Multi-Factor Authentication
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 5, 2015

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Certificate Based Authentication for console interfaces

System: console interfaces
Actor: System Administrator or Security Administrator

Console interfaces are commonly used to manage the configuration and availability of information system components; servers, facilities, application systems, etc..

Description: Our team is required by Federal law and associated policy to implement security controls that enforce access to Federal information systems and associated components using certificate-based authentication (C-B-A). The existing USERID-password authentication mechanisms will be retained for use in the case of emergency or in the event that all or part of the certificate-based authentication mechanism becomes inoperative.

Idea priority High
  • Admin
    Michael Zagorski
    Feb 2, 2023

    Supported as of MFA V1.

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  • Guest
    Nov 6, 2015

    Creating a new RFE based on Community RFE #79393 in product z/OS.

    Reply
  • Guest
    Nov 5, 2015

    Attachment (Description)

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