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SECURITY

This parameter specifies whether database security is based on the DEFMODE initialization parameter, user definition records, or external security calls.

Syntax:

SECURITY=INIT|INTERNAL|EXTERNAL|LOGON

The default is INIT.

Values are as follows:

INIT

A new user can access a database as follows:

• If the DEFMODE initialization parameter is not set to NNNNN;
• The user name must be predefined to the database.

INTERNAL

Requirements similar to INIT except that the password for an existing user is verified with the predefined user definition.

EXTERNAL

The user verification is to be performed using an external security product (RACROUTE calls).

LOGON

Only user logon verification is to be performed using an external security product (RACROUTE calls), other security functions are similar to INIT.

Important! Do not set SECURITY=EXTERNAL or LOGON until you have added your security definitions to your security system. Failure to do this could cause problems including S047 abends.