Support for mixed case passwords

When the security manager used with CICS® supports the use of mixed case passwords, CICS Transaction Server for z/OS®, Version 3 Release 1 does not convert passwords to uppercase before passing them to the security manager.

There are several places where you can enter a password in CICS:
Resource definitions
The following resource definitions have a PASSWORD attribute:
  • FILE
  • TCPIPSERVICE
  • TERMINAL
API commands
The following commands have a PASSWORD option:
  • CHANGE PASSWORD
  • VERIFY PASSWORD
  • SIGNON
The signon transaction (CESN)
The transaction offers two fields where passwords may be entered:
  • Password
  • New password
In all these cases, the way CICS handles these passwords depends upon whether the external security manager used with CICS supports mixed case passwords, or not: