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CAISSF

CAISSF, the CAI Standard Security Facility, allows CA software to offer standardized security interfaces regardless of the underlying access control software. CAISSF offers user authentication and resource access validation facilities. It can interface with CA security products (such as CA ACF2 or CA Top Secret) or compatible non-CA security products. CAISSF is a subservice contained in the CA service code S910 (CAIRIM). For CA security products, some of CAISSF's features include:

• A single security mechanism
• Isolation of CA enterprise solutions from CA or vendor mechanisms.

For non-CA security products, some of CAISSF's features include:

• Resource class translation
• Access level translation
• Selective logging of requests
• Request type control
• Message support for failed access.

CA Librarian uses CAISSF to provide security for CA Librarian libraries and members.