Benefits of using identity propagation

Identity propagation provides end-to-end security and consistent accountability, when applications in IBM® WebSphere® Application Server are connected to CICS®.

Identity propagation provides the following benefits:

  • An end-to-end solution for security when connecting IBM WebSphere Application Server to CICS Transaction Server for IBM z/OS®.
  • A unified mechanism for authentication using security information stored in different formats on different user registries such as IBM Tivoli® Directory Server or IBM WebSphere Portal. For more information, see the documentation for IBM WebSphere Application Server.
  • Single sign-on authentication of users in IBM WebSphere Application Server before they are authorized in CICS Transaction Server for IBM z/OS.
  • Consistent accountability.