Security pop-up windows

On Windows platforms CICS Transaction Gateway can be configured to display security pop-up windows for TCP/IP and SNA connections.

Security pop-up windows are displayed to prompt for connection security credentials if the following conditions are true.
  • The Windows system is not a Remote Desktop Server.
  • The Enable pop-up windows field in the Configuration Tool is selected; see Enable pop-up windows.
  • The IBM CICS Transaction Gateway service is enabled to interact with the desktop.
  • The server requires that a user ID and password are flowed in transaction attach requests.
  • No valid default security settings are defined.
  • The transaction being invoked is CCIN (client installation) or CTIN (terminal installation).
  • A user ID and password have not been supplied on a terminal installation request.

Values entered via a security pop-up window, once verified, are used to set the default user ID and password values for that server connection.

Security pop-up windows are not displayed directly by ECI or EPI transaction requests, although they can be prompted by these requests, if the request causes a server connection to be established, or a terminal to be installed.