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Terminal Locking

Unattended terminals can be protected against unauthorized access through the terminal lockout option. Terminal locking prevents use of the terminal until it is logged off, disconnected, or unlocked. Terminal locking can be triggered either automatically by CA Top Secret or through a user-initiated command.

A user can lock their own terminal by entering the TSS LOCK command function. To unlock the terminal, the user enters the TSS UNLOCK command function with his correct signon password.

Illegal attempts to UNLOCK a terminal increment the password violation count and result in action taken based on the PTHRESH option.

TSS LOCK/UNLOCK commands are ignored when issued by a disconnected virtual machine.