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CA ACF2 for VM DIAL Validation Process

Because the CP DIAL command lets you dial into another virtual machine with no restrictions, CA ACF2 for VM provides carefully controlled and audited DIAL command access validation to protect secured virtual machines from unauthorized users. With CA ACF2 for VM, all machines are secured from DIAL command access by default. Use the DIALBYP logonid privilege at your discretion. This privilege indicates bypass DIAL command validation. For example:

• If the DIALBYP logonid privilege is specified for the target machine,
  CA ACF2 for VM does not prompt the dialer for a logonid and password. The dialer is granted DIAL access without going through standard DIAL command validation.
• If the DIALBYP logonid privilege is not specified for the target,
  CA ACF2 for VM prompts the dialer for a logonid and password and validates the DIAL.