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Use the CA Auditor for z/OS Interface

Use the CA Auditor for z/OS Interface.

Business Value:

The CA Auditor for z/OS Interface provides installation verification and ensures runtime integrity.

Additional Considerations:

CA Auditor for z/OS is an optional product, which requires a separately installed licensed LMP Key. The Product Validation Interface (PVI) of CA Auditor for z/OS provides an installation verification service to ensure that the software products are correctly installed and to verify runtime integrity. PVI audits the z/OS operating system and reports it findings to its users, auditors, systems security administrators, and so on. PVI allows direct queries to acquire information about CA Allocate, its intercepts, exits, and other attributes of concern to the security and audit community. This capability is possible through the use of the Product Description Module (PDM), which is shipped with CA Allocate. Once installed, the PVI uses the information described in the PDM to verify that CA Allocate is correctly installed and running properly.

Sysparm PLSEXAMI is used to activate the CA Auditor for z/OS Interface. To activate the CA Auditor for z/OS interface, change the value of sysparm PLSEXAMI from its default value of (N) to (Y), then perform either an INSTALL or PARMREF operation, whichever is appropriate. The INSTALL or PARMREF operation will activate the change to sysparm PLSEXAMI. Once activated, output from STATUS operation will be augmented with a new message indicating when CA Auditor Interface is active:

VAM0254 CA Allocate IS RUNNING WITH AN ACTIVE CA Auditor INTERFACE

More Information:

For more information, see the section CA Auditor Interface in the chapter "Introduction" in the User Guide.