Can CA ACF2 protect who submits specific jobs?

Products

• ACF2
• ACF2 - DB2 Option
• ACF2 for zVM
• ACF2 - z/OS
• ACF2 - MISC
• PanApt
• PanAudit

Issue/Introduction

Question:  

Can CA ACF2 protect who submits specific jobs?

Answer: 

Yes, with a JES2 validation call under the JESJOBS class. A SAFDEF may be needed to turn on the validation, and the resource name is in the format of:

'SUBMIT.node name.jobname.userid' SUBMIT is the only hard fast name and the other 3 fields are variable. A sample rule would look like this:

$KEY(SUBMIT) TYPE(SAF)
 PRODNODE.PRODJOB.PRODID UID(your uid string) ALLOW *** This rule allows you to submit the production job ***
 PRODNODE.PRODJOB.PRODID UID(-) PREVENT             *** This rule does not allow anyone else to submit production ***
 - UID(-) ALLOW                                     *** This rule line allows all other jobs

Additional Information:

 

Details on the JESJOBS resource class can be found in the CA ACF2 for z/OS Administration Guide, Chapter 21: JES Security Overview, Section 'Security Classes' sub-section 'JESJOBS'. 

Environment

Release:
Component: ACF2MS