Top Secret TSS PERMIT with PRIVPGM not granting access.

Products

• Top Secret

Issue/Introduction

Receiving a security violations even though authorized through a PERMIT with a PRIVPGM keyword and no LIBRARY keyword.

Example:

TSS PER(USERA) DSN(ABCD) PRIVPGM(PROGA)

When USERA accesses datasets ABCD with program PROGA, a access violation is received;

TSS7225E DATASET NOT ACCESSED THROUGH AUTHORIZED PROGRAM

Environment

Release : 16.0

Component : Top Secret for z/OS

Resolution

By default, the program must reside in a linklst library and not a STEPLIBed library if the LIBRARY keyword is not present, when granting access through a TSS PERMIT with the PRIVPGM.

 

Set Top Secret Control Option OPTIONS(14) feature to allow programs that reside in a STEPLIB and linklst without the LIBRARY keyword.