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CACIS and the CA Standard Security Facility (CAISSF)

The CA Standard Security Facility (CAISSF) controls and validates access to all system and application resources. Products or applications can ask CAISSF if access is allowed for a specific user. Products that use CAISSF provide sites with an unprecedented level of product integration. CAISSF provides such benefits as centralizing resource access control and reducing administrative costs for training and day‑to‑day administration.

How Do I Use CAISSF to Protect Resources?

CAISSF lets you:

• Specify that access to sensitive resources is logged
• Turn on event logging to see who is using a resource and determine if you can remove that resource from the system
• Scan the databases to determine which users have access to what resources
• Write customized reports against the audit data using CA‑Earl.

For more information on how you can protect access to resources with CAISSF, see the Administrator Guide.