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Security Considerations for USS Files

USS support enforces SAF security for all transfers that involve a USS file, regardless of the SECURITY= parameter in the defaults table or EXEC statement.

SECURITY=NONE/ACF2/RACF/TOPS is honored for all other types of files.

Password Protection by Encryption

CA XCOM Data Transport always protects the password thru the use of encryption. CA XCOM Data Transport encrypts the password in the configuration file as well as during transmission. The cipher used for encrypting the password can be selected by parameter.

How Configuration File Password Encryption Works