Logging in without valid PIN or passphrase

You can log in to TSO/E without a currently valid PIN and without using pass phrases. This use case requires a fob-style hardware token.

Procedure

Perform the following steps:

  1. Begin to log in to TSO/E with your user name.
  2. Get the 6- to 8-digit token code displayed by the SecurID token.
  3. Enter the 6- to 8-digit token code displayed by the SecurID token in the Password field. Leave the New Password field empty. Press Enter.
    If the token code is accepted, a status message indicates that you must enter a new 4- to 8-digit PIN.
    Note: Do not enter the new PIN on the status message page.
  4. Press Enter.
    The LOGON panel is displayed and you are prompted to enter a new password.
  5. Enter a new PIN in the New Password field and press Enter. (If you are prompted with a system-generated PIN, use that PIN. You might also be prompted to use either the system-generated PIN or your own.)
  6. Confirm the PIN.
    If accepted, the "new PIN accepted" message is displayed.
  7. Press Enter to return to the LOGON panel.
  8. Because you changed the PIN, you must log in again. Wait for the token code displayed by the SecurID token to change and get the new token code.
  9. Enter the token code displayed by the SecurID token in the Password field.
  10. Enter the PIN in the New Password field and press Enter.