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Setting ACID Expiration Dates

When used with either the CREATE or ADDTO functions, the FOR or UNTIL keywords limit how long a User ACID remains valid. The FOR keyword specifies how many days an ACID is valid, starting on the day the FOR keyword is first entered. For example, the following limits USER01’s access to the system for the remainder of the day:

TSS ADD(USER01)  FOR(1)

FOR(2) grants access rights for the remainder of the day, plus all of the next day, and so on.

The UNTIL keyword instructs CA Top Secret to automatically expire the designated ACID on the indicated date. For example, the following allows for the use of USER01 up to but not including December 31, 2002:

TSS ADD(USER01)  UNTIL(12/31/02)

Note that these two keywords can also be used with the PERMIT function to specify a time limit on authorized access to the designated resource(s).