Keywords › MISC5 Keyword—Authority to Administer Functions

MISC5 Keyword—Authority to Administer Functions

Valid on z/OS and z/VM.

Use the MISC5 keyword to give or to remove an CA Top Secret administrator's authority to perform one or more administrative functions. This keyword is part the DCLAS tracking record that helps determine which data (files, data sets, resources) pertains to which regulation. This record resides in the VSAM file.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS ADMIN(acid) MISC5(authority level(s))

This keyword can be used with:

• The commands ADMIN, DEADMIN, and WHOHAS
• The ACID types MSCA and SCA

MISC5 Authority Levels

The CA Top Secret administrator may specify the following MISC5 authority:

ALL

Authorizes administrators to use all of the authorities.

DCLADMIN

Allows the security administrator to maintain the Data Classification (DATACLAS) record.

DCLLIST

Allows the security administrator to list the Data Classification (DATACLAS) record.

MLSADMIN

Allows the security administrator to maintain and list the Multilevel Security (MLS) record.

SGVADMIN

Allows the security administrator to maintain the SIGVER record.

SGVLIST

Allows the security administrator to list the SIGVER record.

Examples: MISC5 keyword

This example authorizes an administrator to define security labels for MLS security:

TSS ADMIN(techsca) MISC5(mlsadmin)

This example removes MISC5 authority:

TSS DEADMIN(techsca) MISC5(mlsadmin)