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Authority to Enter Options

CA Top Secret protects the most powerful control options against unauthorized entry and change. When a restricted option is changed or specified at the O/S console, CA Top Secret prompts the user for one of the following authorizations before allowing the change to take effect:

• The MSCA's previous password
• An ACID that contains the CONSOLE attribute followed by the ACID's password in the format ACID/password

This allows for emergency changes without compromising the MSCA's current password.