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Operator Accountability

Data processing personnel continuously have access to the O/S consoles and started tasks which mean that many STCs may be executed without any record to indicate who actually entered the started task.

With the proper authority, CA Top Secret allows a Security Administrator to force the operator executing the STC to provide identification. By using the ADDTO(STC), the administrator can attach an STCACT attribute to the STC definition, forcing the operator to enter his user ACID and password. If the ACID or password entered is invalid, the STC does not execute.