SESSKEY Keyword—Session Keys

Valid on z/OS.

Use the SESSKEY keyword to:

Define the encryption key for the application.
Display the session keys associated with designated LINKIDs in the APPCLU Record or PassTicket applications in the NDT Record.

SESSKEY is a one‑ to 16‑byte hexadecimal “password” unique to each application assigned as a PassTicket. A SESSKEY is required for each PassTicket.

SESSKEY cannot be used with REMOVE. To remove the field from the APPCLU record, use REPLACE and specify keyword().

This keyword has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(NDT) PSTKAPPL(application)
               SESSKEY(session_key)

TSS ADDTO(APPCLU) LINKID(id)
                  SESSKEY(session_key)
                  INTERVAL(num)

TSS LIST(NDT) DATA(SESSKEY)

This keyword is used with:

The commands ADDTO, ADMIN, REPLACE, and LIST
The ACID types APPCLU and NDT
DATA(SESSKEY) authority and either MISC2(APPCLU) or MISC2(NDT) authority depending on the keys designated