CA Top Secret database: CF (Coupling Facility) and SECCACHE where is this kept?
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CA Top Secret database: CF (Coupling Facility) and SECCACHE where is this kept?

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Article ID: 11975

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Top Secret Top Secret - LDAP

Issue/Introduction



What is contained in the coupling facility structure? Is it the entire CA Top Secret database?
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SECCACHE: where is this kept? Is it also in the coupling facility?

Environment

Release: TOPSEC00200-15-Top Secret-Security
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Resolution

1.What is contained in the coupling facility structure? Is it the entire Top Secret database?

Answer:
No, The CF (Coupling Facility) will have a pointer to the CA Top Secret database structure.


2.SECCACHE: where is this kept? Is it also in the coupling facility?

Answer:
SECCACHE is not kept in the coupling facility

For SECCACHE, the cache is managed in a common data space that can be accessed from all address spaces.

Additional Information

https://docops.ca.com/ca-top-secret-for-z-os/16-0/en