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PHYSKEY Keyword—Support External Authentication Devices

Valid on z/OS.

Use the PHYSKEY (physical security key) keyword to support external authentication devices.

This keyword has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(acid) PHYSKEY([']physkey data['])

PHYSKEY data:

• May contain from one to 255 characters
• Must be delimited by single quotes if it contains blanks, lower case, or special characters
• Is automatically uppercased unless OPTIONS(73 or 16) were set during TSS startup

This keyword is used with:

• The commands CREATE, REPLACE, ADDTO, and REMOVE
• The ACID types User, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA
• ACID(MAINTAIN) authority

Examples: PHYSKEY keyword

This example specifies that CUST800 has PHYSKEY 4739:

TSS ADDTO(CUST800) PHYSKEY(4739)

This example removes CUST800's PHYSKEY:

TSS REMOVE(CUST800) PHYSKEY(4739)