What does the Requested Access of "K" mean?
CA TOP SECRET VERSION 16.0 SECURITY REPORT/EXTRACT UTILITY
INCOMING CONTROL STATEMENTS :
REPORT EVENT(VIOL) ACCESSOR(CICSTEST) DATE(-05) LONG END
CA TOP SECRET VERSION 16.0 SECURITY ACTIVITY/INCIDENTS REPORT # 01 08/26/19 09:37:04 PAGE 00001
DATE TIME SYSID ACCESSOR JOBNAME FACILITY MODE VC PROGRAM R-ACCESS A-ACCESS SRC/DRC SEC JOBID TERMINAL
-------- -------- ----- -------- -------- -------- ---- -- -------- -------- -------- ------- --- ------- --------
08/21/19 13:46:39 SYS1 CICSTEST CICSTST1 STC FAIL 01 BPXPTATT K NONE *08*-88 S000123
RESOURCE TYPE & NAME : IBMFAC IRR.DIGTCERT.GENCERT
08/21/19 13:46:39 SYS1 CICSTEST CICSTST1 STC FAIL 01 BPXPTATT K NONE *08*-88 S000123
RESOURCE TYPE & NAME : IBMFAC IRR.DIGTCERT.GENCERT
08/21/19 13:46:45 SYSH CICSTEST CICSTST1 STC FAIL 01 BPXPTATT K NONE *08*-88 S000123
RESOURCE TYPE & NAME : IBMFAC IRR.DIGTCERT.GENCERT
Release : 16.0
Component : CA Top Secret for z/OS
The "K" in the Requested Access Field stands for CONTROL.
The hex value of access CONTROL is x'6400' for the RDATALIB resource class.
TSS LIST(RDT) RESCLASS(RDATALIB)
ACCESSORID = *RDT* NAME = RESOURCE DEFINITIONS
RESOURCE CLASS = RDATALIB
RESOURCE CODE = X'14E' POSIT = 581
ATTRIBUTE = MASKABLE,MAXOWN(26),MAXPERMIT(255),ACCESS,PRIVPGM
ACCESS = NONE(0000),CONTROL(6400),UPDATE(6000),READ(4000)
ACCESS = ALL(FFFF)
DEFACC = READ
TSS0300I LIST FUNCTION SUCCESSFUL
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The access CONTROLfor other predefined resource classes is a hex value x'0400' which is translated in word CONTROL in the TSSUTIL.
But for the value of x'6400', it is translated and displayed as the letter K.