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Password Phrase Support

CICS now supports the use of password phrases as well as standard passwords to authenticate a user ID when signing on to CICS. Because a password phrase can provide an exponentially greater number of possible combinations of characters than a standard password, the use of password phrases can improve system security and enhance usability.

CESL is a new supplied transaction that you can use to sign on to CICS using a password or a password phrase as authorization. Transaction CEDF has been changed to support password phrases.