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CA ADS Application Security

There are two ways in which CA ADS applications can be protected from unauthorized use.

Outside the Application

Protection can be provided at the application level through the CA IDMS central security system. For example, a user's authority to execute programs and dictionary load modules can be controlled through the CA IDMS central security facility.

Within the Application

In addition to defining security outside the application, the CA ADS application compiler provides two security features that allows you to define security within the application:

• Security for responses
• Signon security

Security for responses is based on application activity security controlled through the CA IDMS central security facility. Within the security facility, application activities can be defined as secured resources and authority to execute those activities granted to one or more users.

Response security, and signon security are discussed separately below.