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Prohibited Passwords and Prefixes

CA Top Secret provides a list of prohibited prefixes for passwords. This list prevents the use of obvious passwords, such as the user’s or company’s name, the name of the month, or the name of facilities. This list is only in effect for new passwords which are entered while the NEWPW(RS) control option is in effect. Administrators can add any number of prefixes to this list, either temporarily or permanently.

To temporarily add prefixes to the list, an administrator would use the RPW control option. For example, if an administrator wants to add the prefix XYZ to the restricted prefix list, he would enter:

TSS MODIFY(RPW(ADD,XYZ))

If he wants to remove the prefix XYZ from the list, then he would enter:

TSS MODIFY(RPW(REMOVE,XYZ))

To view all prefixes currently included in the list, an administrator would enter:

TSS MODIFY(RPW(LIST))

To make permanent changes to the restricted password list, administrators need to modify the Parameter File.