Tracing SAF Requests

This section contains the following topics:

About the SAF SECTRACE Command

SAF SECTRACE Command

SAF SECTRACE SET and MODIFY Operands

Stop and Restart SECTRACE

Enable SAF SECTRACE Traps

Disable SAF SECTRACE Traps

Delete SECTRACE Traps

Display SAF SECTRACE Operands

SAF SECTRACE at SAF Initialization

Tracing UNIX System Services (OMVS)

About the SAF SECTRACE Command

Use the SAF SECTRACE command to trace any security request made to the System Authorization Facility (SAF). Any program using SAF automatically interfaces with CA Top Secret.

SAF SECTRACE is used to supply information to technical support.

SAF SECTRACE enables you to:

Capture, format, and display the RACROUTE parameter list passed by requests for SAF services
Display additional environmental information, such as job name, user ID, and the program issuing the SAF call.

The batch utility program, TSSRPTST, processes and displays the output written to SMF by the SAF SECTRACE command. For information, see the Report and Tracking Guide.

Because SAF SECTRACE can supply sensitive information, limit the use of the SAF SECTRACE command.