Command Functions › MODIFY Function—Display or Alter Control Options

MODIFY Function—Display or Alter Control Options

Use the MODIFY function to:

• Display the status of the global security environment
• Enter, change, or display CA Top Secret control options

MODIFY requests must be made from an online terminal (for example, TSO, CICS, IMS/DC) in a z/OS and z/VSE environment. In a z/VM environment, MODIFY requests must be made from a logged‑on user ID.

The MODIFY command cannot be routed through the security network using the Command Propagation Facility (CPF).

To display the status of the site's security environment, this command function has the following format:

TSS MODIFY STATUS

To enter or change control options, this command function has the following format:

TSS MODIFY(control option [(suboption‑list)])

The maximum character length of the TSS MODIFY subfield is 80 characters.

There are specific authorization rules which govern who may enter or change CA Top Secret control options.