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Initialization Parameters

Initialization Parameters

The SECURITY initialization parameter affects the operation of internal and external security. For internal security, the SECURITY initialization parameter has three settings:

SECURITY=INIT|INTERNAL|LOGON

The SECURITY initialization parameter indicates whether database security is based on:

• The DEFMODE initialization parameter
• User definition records
• External security calls

If INIT is specified, a new user can access a database if the DEFMODE initialization parameter is not set to NNNNNN; otherwise, the user name must be predefined to the database.

INTERNAL is similar to INIT except that the password for an existing user is verified with the predefined user definition.

LOGON uses your external security product to verify the USERID/PASSWORD, but no other security checks are performed.

Note: The CA View security exit (SARSECUX) is still invoked. This allows you write your own customized security model.