PI91981: IMS DOES NOT INFORM SIGN ON USER THAT THE VERIFY KEYWORD PARM ISIGNORED IF PASSWORD VERIFICATION OPTION IS NOT ENABLED.

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

'/SIGN userid userpw NEWPW nuserpw VERIFY nuserpw'.
If password verification option is not enabled in IMS the VERIFY
keyword is ignored and the new user password is not verified,
although the user is not notified that the new password was not
verified. The nuserpw entry for NEWPW may differ from the entry
for VERIFY nuserpw. This may result in invalid password on next
attempt to sign on.

Local fix

Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
* All IMS 15 VTAM terminal users                               *
* that specify the VERIFY keyword                              *
* on the /SIGN command.                                        *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
* With Password Verification                                   *
* disabled in DFSINTX0 (default),                              *
* the VERIFY keyword on the                                    *
* /SIGN command is ignored.                                    *
*                                                              *
* This is a forward fit of PI87404.                            *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
* INSTALL CORRECTIVE SERVICE FOR APAR/PTF                      *
****************************************************************
IMS was defined with the 'Password Verification' option
disabled, which is the default setting in the IMS
initialization user exit DFSINTX0.

The VTAM terminal user issued a /SIGN command to signon
to IMS.  The user attempted to change the password on
the /SIGN command by specifying NEWPW and VERIFY keywords.
However, IMS did not verify that the passwords specified
for NEWPW and VERIFY matched - in fact, IMS ignored the
VERIFY keyword.

IMS documentation indicates that the VERIFY keyword can be
used to validate the new password, but this was only being
done when the 'Password Verification' option in DFSINTX0
was enabled.

The purpose of the 'Password Verification' option is to
prompt the user to reenter a new password when VERIFY is
not specified on the /SIGN command.

However, if specified on the /SIGN command, the VERIFY
keyword should be processed in any environment.

Problem conclusion

The VERIFY keyword of the /SIGN command will be processed
in all environments.  If NEWPW and VERIFY are specified,
then the passwords will be validated.

DFSNCS40 is modified to process the VERIFY keyword value
with or without 'Password Verification' enabled.

The following documentation updates are required:

Commands, Volume 2: IMS Commands N-V
SC27-6781-00

/SIGN command:

Add the following to the VERIFY keyword description:

The VERIFY keyword can be used to verify new passwords
whether or not the 'Password Verification' option is
enabled in the Initialization exit routine DFSINTX0.

When 'Password Verification' is enabled, the user must
verify new passwords either by specifying both NEWPW
and VERIFY on the /SIGN command, or by reentering the
password on the DFS3656 panel.

When 'Password Verification' is disabled, the user
can verify new passwords by specifying both NEWPW
and VERIFY on the /SIGN command.

Temporary fix

REQUISITE MAINTENANCE:
GEN: POSTREQ PH03983

Comments

REPINNED RP18/10/19 (ATXT) TO ADD POSTREQ PI91981 INFO.
 **** PE18/10/19 PTF IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH03983 FOR DESCRIPTION.
×**** PE18/10/11 FIX IN ERROR. SEE APAR PH03983  FOR DESCRIPTION

APAR Information

APAR number
PI91981
Reported component name
IMS V15
Reported component ID
5635A0600
Reported release
502
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2018-01-02
Closed date
2018-01-10
Last modified date
2018-11-08

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

PI87404
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

UI53120

Modules/Macros

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DFSNCS40
```

*Publications Referenced*
SC27678100

Fix information

Fixed component name
IMS V15
Fixed component ID
5635A0600

Applicable component levels

R502 PSY UI53120
UP18/01/20 P F801

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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Modified date:
23 December 2023

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PI91981: IMS DOES NOT INFORM SIGN ON USER THAT THE VERIFY KEYWORD PARM ISIGNORED IF PASSWORD VERIFICATION OPTION IS NOT ENABLED.

Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

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APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

Fix information

Fixed component name

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R502 PSY UI53120

Fix is available

Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

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