RACF administration need not be a complex matter. We believe that we have the product to revolutionize this whole area. Unfortunately, as a small organization, we do not believe that we can do justice to a mainframe based RACF product like this. We therefore need YOUR help to place this in the hands of a partner who can sell, support and further develop this leading edge solution.
If you are potentially that partner, or if you know of an enterprize which can take this radical product forwards, please contact us
The answer is RACF–EARS
This is NOT one of the multitude of RACF administration toolkit type products. It is not designed merely to allow RACF administrators to take short cuts and perform utility functions (as useful as these may be).
RACF–EARS allows RACF administrators to focus their attention on security issues, not on technical matters (such as which command to use). Access granting and removal commands are generated and managed automatically.... the RACF administrator can concentrate purely on the legitimacy of the access request itself.
Furthermore, as RACF–EARS manages the whole request cycle, all requesters and confirmers are fully authenticated (using RACF itself).
Optionally, the authorising of requests can be devolved, allowing full mapping onto any type of centralised or de-centralised culture.
In short, this new generation product offers a substantial leap forward for any organisation using RACF. It puts administration onto a far more professional and automatic basis, and is guaranteed to increase your efficiency, security and productivity.
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This can be a very laborious and time consuming process, not only for the administrator, but for the requesting user. In addition, it may well introduce security exposures.... errors, unrevoked access, lost forms, changed forms, etc.
This picture can now become history! RACF–EARS manages this entire process for you.
RACF-EARS provides a dramatic breakthrough in the administration of RACF and MVS security. It should make any organisation more efficient, more productive and more secure, bringing a multitude of benefits to many parts of the organisation.
It will electronically control the request route itself, as well as research and apply all necessary commands automatically. In short, it will introduce control, auditability and efficiency, bringing the whole request cycle into the 21st century.