Top Secret VSAM Security File And Certificate Questions

Products

• Top Secret
• Top Secret - LDAP
• WEB ADMINISTRATOR FOR TOP SECRET

Issue/Introduction

When running the TSSXTEND job to create a new Top Secret VSAM security file to hold certificates:

1. Does the Top Secret VSAM security file hold all certificates both public and private?

2. Is there a way to tell how full the VSAM security file is and if it is running out of space?

3. If a certificate gets deleted, does it free up space and able to reuse it?

Environment

Release : 16.0

Component : CA Top Secret for z/OS

Resolution

1) Yes. 

2) Top Secret does not have a report for this, however,

IDCAMS LISTCAT ENTRIES('name') ALL

gives information. ('name' is the name of the VSAM security file.) The values to look at in this output are the FREESPC values for the DATA and INDEX. 

3) Yes.