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 IBM zSecure CICS Toolkit
Manage and administer security authorizations for CICS mainframes
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Security and control for CICS mainframes

The IBM® zSecure CICS® Toolkit enhances CICS® mainframe transaction processing by enabling CICS applications to use RACF® to set access policies in the database. This API facilitates access authorization management checks, improving application security and performance.
Increased programmer productivity

Create a customized authorization application without knowing RACF.
Select Z security functions

Execute select RACF security functions with the advanced CICS API on your mainframe.
Customizable screens

Control the information displayed to decentralized administrators.
Full user control

The interface and advanced API display only the functions and options delegated to users.

User's guide

The zSecure CICS Toolkit enhances CICS and RACF security features by enabling you to issue RACF commands directly from CICS and eliminating the need to use TSO.

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Tools designed for you

Boost application efficiency The API enables access checks on over 2,000 resources, allowing you to switch an application's security to IBM RACF, boosting performance through the zSecure application interface. The zSecure CICS Toolkit supports third-party resource checks across various classes. Read the documentation
Ease maintenance for developers The zSecure CICS Toolkit eases maintenance and administration tasks for CICS developers. By using RACF, the CICS Toolkit lets applications retrieve access policies directly from the database, separating duties to prevent unauthorized management of application authorities and privileges by support staff.
Protect user access: Customize CICS screens for security needs Easily customize zSecure CICS Toolkit screens and control displayed information for decentralized administrators that use the API. Customize supported RACF commands and enable authorized applications to verify user passwords. Select specific options and fields displayed to local administrators on the screens.
The power of API: Protect your web applications with RACF The advanced API in zSecure CICS Toolkit can run specific RACF security functions when your web server application communicates with CICS on the mainframe. These functions involve verifying user credentials with the RACF database and using RACF security functions to manage your web server and applications. Read the documentation
Use intuitive menus for quick commands Local administrators can efficiently manage tasks through a user-friendly menu within the CICS application by using the zSecure CICS Toolkit. The menu eliminates the need for application programmers to understand the RACF database, enabling them to create tailored security applications promptly.
Enable scalability for big data systems with V2.2.1 V2.2.1 allows storage above the 2 GB boundary to process more data, impacting paging and storage needs. This frees up memory below the bar for other programs. Models z196+ automatically activate 64-bit addressing, with the option to revert to 31-bit. Choose programs in SE.0 (SETUP RUN). Read the documentation
Boost application efficiency The API enables access checks on over 2,000 resources, allowing you to switch an application's security to IBM RACF, boosting performance through the zSecure application interface. The zSecure CICS Toolkit supports third-party resource checks across various classes. Read the documentation
Ease maintenance for developers The zSecure CICS Toolkit eases maintenance and administration tasks for CICS developers. By using RACF, the CICS Toolkit lets applications retrieve access policies directly from the database, separating duties to prevent unauthorized management of application authorities and privileges by support staff.
Protect user access: Customize CICS screens for security needs Easily customize zSecure CICS Toolkit screens and control displayed information for decentralized administrators that use the API. Customize supported RACF commands and enable authorized applications to verify user passwords. Select specific options and fields displayed to local administrators on the screens.
The power of API: Protect your web applications with RACF The advanced API in zSecure CICS Toolkit can run specific RACF security functions when your web server application communicates with CICS on the mainframe. These functions involve verifying user credentials with the RACF database and using RACF security functions to manage your web server and applications. Read the documentation
Use intuitive menus for quick commands Local administrators can efficiently manage tasks through a user-friendly menu within the CICS application by using the zSecure CICS Toolkit. The menu eliminates the need for application programmers to understand the RACF database, enabling them to create tailored security applications promptly.
Enable scalability for big data systems with V2.2.1 V2.2.1 allows storage above the 2 GB boundary to process more data, impacting paging and storage needs. This frees up memory below the bar for other programs. Models z196+ automatically activate 64-bit addressing, with the option to revert to 31-bit. Choose programs in SE.0 (SETUP RUN). Read the documentation

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