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Displaying Information About ACIDs

TSS LIST can be used to display information about an ACID. The source of this information is the ACID’s Security Record. Since this information might be sensitive, CA Top Secret strictly controls who can see what information. Exactly what information can be LISTed depends on the ACID’s administrative authorities and scope of authority.

To obtain any information from the Security Record, the ACID issuing the LIST must possess DATA authority. What information users can see depends on which DATA authorities they have, such as DATA(BASIC) or DATA(RESOURCE). For a complete list of the various DATA authorities, refer to the Command Functions Guide.

For example, one of the DATA options is NAMES. This option can be used to list the names of all users in the department. For example, a DCA with DATA(NAMES) authority could enter the following TSS command to view the list of names:

TSS LIST(ACIDS)  DATA(NAMES)

To obtain basic information about every user within the department, a Security Administrator must have DATA(BASIC) authority. They could then enter the following, which returns information about the names, types, facility, and/or restrictions on the users who are within the issuing administrator’s scope of authority.

TSS LIST(ACIDS)  DATA(BASIC)

For instance, a DCA can receive information about the people in his department, while a VCA can receive information about the people in his division.

To obtain installation-wide information, the MSCA or an authorized SCA must issue the LIST.