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TERMINAL Resource Class—Secure Terminals

Valid on z/OS, z/VSE, and z/VM.

Use TERMINAL to secure terminal IDs and PCs used to access the mainframe.

The TERMINAL keyword is used to establish access authorizations and restrictions.

When used with TSS ADDTO/REMOVE, this resource class has the following format:

TSS ADDTO(acid)TERMINAL(terminal)

Prefix length

One to eight characters

Capacity of list

One to eight prefixes per TSS command

Terminal restriction is used to restrict Automatic Terminal Signon ACIDs from being used at another terminal.

This keyword is used with:

• The commands CREATE, ADDTO, REMOVE, PERMIT, REVOKE, ADMIN, DEADMIN, WHOHAS, and WHOOWNS
• The TERMINAL ACID types User, Profile, Department, Division, Zone, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS ADD/REMOVE
• The TERMINAL ACID types User, Profile, DCA, VCA, ZCA, LSCA, SCA, and MSCA when used with TSS PERMIT/REVOKE
• TERMINAL(OWN) authority to ADD or REMOVE terminals from ACIDs
• TERMINAL(XAUTH) authority to permit or revoke access to TERMINALs

The administrator can use any of the following methods to control access to TERMINALs: Expiration, Facility, Time/Day, and Actions.

• Note: All terminals is protected by setting DEFPROT on the resource class TERMINAL.