V5R1 DST passwords

[jeff_carey@xxxxxxxxxx]

In case you didn't know, in V5R1 you have to provide a DST profile and 
password to get into SST (or eve into some of the configuration functions 
in Ops Nav). 

They've added the CHGDSTPWD command to reset DST QSECOFR to QSECOFR. Now 
here's the kicker - the password for DST is case sensitive (as I forgot 
today, typing in qsecofr time and time again when only QSECOFR will work). 
 You then need to change the password, but it seems that this follows its 
own rules - even if QPWDRQDDIF is set to 0, you can't duplicate an old 
password for the DST profile. 

So pretty easily, DST password management can become an issue - especially 
since you may not be going into SST that often. 

Was there really a call for this added level of security?   If so, what 
about a WRKDSTPRF command and system values to manage these profiles like 
any other? 


Jeff Carey
Technical Specialist
AS/400 Technology
Transaction Processing Systems

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