HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 security actions

The sample user message exits HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 always perform certain security actions and perform other security actions only when the IMSLSECX security exit is or is not called.

Security actions when HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 do not call IMSLSECX

The following tables define the action that HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 take when they do not call the security exit (IMSLSECX).

Table 1. USERID results if security exit not called
  USERID field present in IRM IRM USERID field blank/null RACF® parms results passed in OTMA security header
USERID Yes Yes Default RACFID
USERID Yes No IRM USERID
USERID No N/A Default RACFID
Table 2. GROUPID results if security exit not called
  GROUPID field present in IRM IRM USERID field blank/null RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
GROUPID Yes Yes Blanks/nulls
GROUPID Yes No IRM GROUPID
GROUPID No N/A Blanks/nulls
Table 3. Password results if security exit not called
  Password field present in IRM IRM PASSWORD field blank/null RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
PASSWORD Yes Yes Blanks/nulls
PASSWORD Yes No IRM PASSWORD
PASSWORD No N/A Blanks/nulls

Security actions when HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 call IMSLSECX

The following tables define the action that HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 take when they call the security exit (IMSLSECX).

Table 4. USERID results if security exit called; returns blank or non-blank USERID
  USERID field present in IRM IRM USERID field blank/null Security exit return USERID RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
USERID Yes Yes No Default RACF USERID
USERID Yes Yes Yes Security exit returned USERID
USERID Yes No No USERID passed in IRM
USERID Yes No Yes Security exit returned USERID
USERID No N/A No Default RACF USERID
USERID No N/A Yes Security exit returned USERID
Table 5. GROUPID results if security exit called; returns non-blank USERID
  GROUPID field present in IRM IRM GROUPID field blank/null Security exit return GROUPID RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
GROUPID Yes Yes No Blank GROUPID
GROUPID Yes Yes Yes Security exit returned GROUPID
GROUPID Yes No No Blank GROUPID
GROUPID Yes No Yes Security exit returned GROUPID
GROUPID No N/A No Blank GROUPID
GROUPID No N/A Yes Security exit returned GROUPID

Important: If the security exit returns a blank USERID, as shown in the following table, then the GROUPID that is returned by the exit is not used.

Table 6. GROUPID results if security exit called; returns blank USERID
  GROUPID field present in IRM IRM GROUPID field blank/null Security exit return GROUPID RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
GROUPID Yes Yes No Blank GROUPID
GROUPID Yes Yes Yes Blank GROUPID
GROUPID Yes No No IRM GROUPID
GROUPID Yes No Yes IRM GROUPID
GROUPID No N/A No Blanks
GROUPID No N/A Yes Blanks

Security actions that HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 always perform

If an IRM contains IRM extensions that have an ID of *NETUID* or *NETSID*, HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 build the security-data section of the OTMA message prefix to contain the network security credentials that are in the IRM extensions.

The following table defines the actions that HWSSMPL0 and HWSSMPL1 also take regardless of whether the security exit (IMSLSECX) is called. The password is based on the IRM, not on the security exit.

Table 7. Password results regardless of whether security exit called
  PASSWORD field present in IRM PASSWORD field blank/null Security exit return PASSWORD RACF parms results passed in OTMA security header
PASSWORD Yes Yes N/A Blanks/nulls
PASSWORD Yes No N/A IRM PASSWORD
PASSWORD No N/A N/A Blanks/nulls