Can an ACF2 password be entered in B64 encoded format

Products

• ACF2 - z/OS

Issue/Introduction

Receiving a password from off platform in B64 encoded format.
Can this password be entered into the ACF2 database?

Resolution

When a password is set in ACF2 it must be in EBCDIC format.
It will then be encrypted and stored in the ACF2 logonids database.
When a password is being used to validate a logon request it must be passed to ACF2 in EBCDIC format.
The password will be encrypted and compared with the encrypted password in the logonids database.
If they match - the logon is successful.
If they do not match - the logon will fail.