RACF general resource profiles

RACF® supplies a number of resource classes that CICS® uses for its resources.

A general resource profile provides RACF protection for computer resources, other than data sets. The information in the profile includes the general resource profile name, the profile owner, the universal access authority, the access list, and other data. General resources with similar characteristics belong to the same class.

Like a generic profile, a resource group profile protects several resources with identical security requirements. However, the resources do not have to have similar names. Resource group profiles with similar characteristics belong to the same resource group class.

They are described in RACF classes for CICS resources. Other RACF resource classes contain profiles that are used for resources that are used by CICS and other subsystems. They are described in RACF classes for protecting system resources.