PI87404: IMS DOES NOT INFORM SIGN ON USER THAT THE VERIFY KEYWORD PARM ISIGNORED IF PASSWORD VERIFICATION OPTION IS NOT ENABLED.

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• '/SIGN userid userpw NEWPW nuserpw VERIFY nuserpw'.
  If password verification option is not enabled in IMS the VERIFY
  keyword is ignored and the new user password is not verified,
  although the user is not notified that the new password was not
  verified. The nuserpw entry for NEWPW may differ from the entry
  for VERIFY nuserpw. This may result in invalid password on next
  attempt to sign on.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IMS 14 VTAM terminal users                               *
  * that specify the VERIFY keyword                              *
  * on the /SIGN command.                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * With Password Verification                                   *
  * disabled in DFSINTX0 (default),                              *
  * the VERIFY keyword on the                                    *
  * /SIGN command is ignored.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * INSTALL CORRECTIVE SERVICE FOR APAR/PTF                      *
  ****************************************************************
  IMS was defined with the 'Password Verification' option
  disabled, which is the default setting in the IMS
  initialization user exit DFSINTX0.
  
  The VTAM terminal user issued a /SIGN command to signon
  to IMS.  The user attempted to change the password on
  the /SIGN command by specifying NEWPW and VERIFY keywords.
  However, IMS did not verify that the passwords specified
  for NEWPW and VERIFY matched - in fact, IMS ignored the
  VERIFY keyword.
  
  IMS documentation indicates that the VERIFY keyword can be
  used to validate the new password, but this was only being
  done when the 'Password Verification' option in DFSINTX0
  was enabled.
  
  The purpose of the 'Password Verification' option is to
  prompt the user to reenter a new password when VERIFY is
  not specified on the /SIGN command.
  
  However, if specified on the /SIGN command, the VERIFY
  keyword should be processed in any environment.
  

Problem conclusion

• The VERIFY keyword of the /SIGN command will be processed
  in all environments.  If NEWPW and VERIFY are specified,
  then the passwords will be validated.
  
  DFSNCS40 is modified to process the VERIFY keyword value
  with or without 'Password Verification' enabled.
  
  The following documentation updates are required:
  
  Commands, Volume 2: IMS Commands N-V
  SC19-4211-00
  
  /SIGN command:
  
  Add the following to the VERIFY keyword description:
  
  The VERIFY keyword can be used to verify new passwords
  whether or not the 'Password Verification' option is
  enabled in the Initialization exit routine DFSINTX0.
  
  When 'Password Verification' is enabled, the user must
  verify new passwords either by specifying both NEWPW
  and VERIFY on the /SIGN command, or by reentering the
  password on the DFS3656 panel.
  
  When 'Password Verification' is disabled, the user
  can verify new passwords by specifying both NEWPW
  and VERIFY on the /SIGN command.
  

Temporary fix

• REQUISITE MAINTENANCE:
  GEN: POSTREQ PH01872
  

Comments

• REPINNED RP18/10/11 (ATXT) TO ADD POSTREQ PI87404 INFO.
   **** PE18/10/11 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH01872 FOR DESCRIPTION.
  ×**** PE18/08/17 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH01872  FOR DESCRIPTION
  

APAR Information

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

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

  PI91981 UI53117

Modules/Macros

• DFSNCS40
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS V14

• Fixed component ID

  5635A0500

Applicable component levels

• R402 PSY UI53117

     UP18/01/19 P F801

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