PK65530: CEX MIXED CASE PASSWORD SUPPORT

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• This feature provides a customer selectable option to
  enable/disable upper case translation of passwords.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All Users of IMS Connect Extensions V2.1.    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Mixed case password support.            *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Implements support for the new IMS Connect configuration
  parameter PSWDMC and new mixed case password commands.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• The following Dialog and Batch Utilities have been changed
  to support this new feature:
  1. The Dialog system definition panel CEXMPDEP and associated
  help panels. The following new field has been added to the
  panel:
     /  Activate Mixed Case Passwords
  2. The Batch Definition Maintenance Utility CEXDFDSI.  The
  following new parameter has been added to the system
  definition statement:
                                               +-,REPLACE=NO--+
  --DEFN=(HWS,name)--+----------------------+--+--------------+---
                     +- ,DESC-"description"-+  +-,REPLACE=YES-+
    +-,MIXED_CASE_PASSWORDS=+-ACTIVE---+
  --+-----------------------+----------+--------------------------
                            +-INACTIVE-+
  3. The Batch Definition Extract Utility CEXDFDSO.  This utility
  has been changed to support the new system definition
  parameter.
  When the mixed case password setting is selected, passwords are
  not folded to upper case during IMS Connect Extensions security
  and command processing.
  The Command Shell now recognizes the new IMS Connect mixed case
  password commands:
     - SETPWMC ON|OFF
     - UPDATE MEMBER TYPE(IMSCON) SET(PSWDMC(ON|OFF))
  Two new security resource profiles have been added to control
  access to these commands:
  Type Verb  Object Resource Name       Authority
  ---- ----- ------ ------------------- ---------
  HWS  START PWMC   CEX.applid.STA.PWMC UPDATE
  HWS  STOP  PWMC   CEX.applid.STO.PWMC UPDATE
  For backwards compatibility, IMS Connect Extensions implements
  mixed case password support as the default.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• CEX#ABCH CEX#MPPW CEX#SHCS CEX#SHEL CEXBDDSG
  CEXBDSI1 CEXCMDT  CEXCOMM  CEXCONS  CEXCONSC CEXDFDRV CEXEXRTR
  CEXLGDRV CEXMAIN  CEXMPDEP CEXMSGCM CEXMSGT  CEXOPDRV CEXPRSR
  CEXPUDRV CEXSHELL CEXSVC01
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS CONNECT EXT

• Fixed component ID

  5655K4800

Applicable component levels

• R210 PSY UK38874

     UP08/08/22 P F808

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