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Architecture

This section describes the features and architecture of CA IDMS centralized security.

Architectural Features

CA IDMS centralized security architecture includes the following features:

• Full integration with CA IDMS software
• Availability to both system-supplied and user-written applications executing under the CA IDMS central version, in local mode, and through supported front-end software such as CICS and TSO in the CA IDMS environment
• Support for a distributed, client/server environment
• Compatibility with the Command Facility tool used for CA IDMS data definition
• ANSI-compliant security syntax where possible

Multi-layered Security Scheme

In combination with application security for dictionary resources, this architecture offers multi-layered security for CA IDMS systems, as shown in the following illustration:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                             │
│           Host access security              │
│     (CA ACF2 for z/OS, CA Top Secret        │
│      for z/OS, ...)                         │
│                                             │
│                                             │
│   ┌─────────────────────────────────────┐   │
│   │                                     │   │
│   │     CA IDMS centralized security    │   │
│   │                                     │   │
│   │   ┌─────────────────────────────┐   │   │
│   │   │                             │   │   │
│   │   │    Application security     │   │   │
│   │   │  (CAS, IDD, ADS, OLQ, ...)  │   │   │
│   │   │                             │   │   │
│   │   └─────────────────────────────┘   │   │
│   │                                     │   │
│   └─────────────────────────────────────┘   │
│                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘