APPC password expiration management

This topic contains information on advanced program-to-program communications (APPC) password expiration management (PEM).

Introduction to APPC password expiration management
APPC password expiration management (PEM) with CICS provides receive support for an APPC architected sign-on transaction.
What you require to use APPC PEM
External security interface
Password expiration management has been enhanced to include the External Security Interface (ESI).
Roles of PEM client and CICS PEM server
Overview of APPC PEM processing
CICS® provides the PEM server, the receive side of APPC PEM as a CICS transaction that is started when an ATTACH for the sign-on transaction program is received from the PEM client.
Setting up the PEM client
PEM client input and output data
To perform the CICS PEM server functions, the CICS PEM server takes input data from, and sends output data to, the PEM client sign-on transaction program.

Parent topic: Security for intercommunication