Identification
Identification is the process by which the identity of a user is established.
In CICS®, identification can be accomplished in
several ways:
- The client can supply a user ID directly. Typically this is done
as part of the authentication process.
You can identify users in this way when you use basic authentication with the ECI and HTTP application protocols.
- The client can supply information other than a user ID (for example,
an SSL client certificate) during the authentication process. The
information is mapped to a user ID in the security manager.
You can identify users in this way when you use SSL client certificate authentication with the HTTP application protocol.
- The user ID can be supplied in a user-replaceable program which
is invoked for each inbound request.
In the HTTP application protocol, the analyzer program can supply a user ID.
- The user ID can be supplied in a URIMAP definition for an inbound request. You can identify users in this way when you use URIMAP definitions to handle requests on the HTTP application protocol.