| Release 1.4 | Added optional display of suspended users on the User Directory Screen. |
| Added support for SNTI transaction to allow fast path to REINDEX function. | |
| Maintenance updates applied. | |
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Release 1.3
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Application Programming Interface (API)
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Administrative enhancements
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Batch report enhancements
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Added command line support to
signon : CESN USERID=userid,PS=pwd[,NEWPS=newpwd] and CSSN NAME=username,PS=password[,NEWPS=newpwd] |
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| Added support for EXEC CICS INQUIRE TASK USERID command | |
| Added and documented additional error messages | |
| Release 1.2 | Added option to limit signon to one per CICS. Default is multiple signons per CICS. |
| Added option to send Good Morning Message after signoff. | |
| Added option to control whether or not users can change their passwords. | |
| Added minimum length value for passwords. | |
| Added an interface for MacKinney Systems CICS/Menu II . | |
| Added a migration facility to aid in the conversion from other security including the VSE I.U.I and "home grown" packages. | |
| Added RACF (or other external security) coexistence feature. CESN will signon to both CICS/Signon and RACF. | |
| Added logic to suspend profile after n invalid attempts. | |
| Added batch utility program to list users, transactions, and terminals. | |
| Added support for modifying the product password via a stand-alone transaction. | |
| Release 1.1 | Added INQUIRE function to Application Programming Interface. This allows user programs access to userid, username, terminal id, operator id, user security keys, and terminal signon/signoff status. |
| Added automatic password expiration after "x" number of days. | |
| Improved CICS/SignOn manual to include additional documentation on messages and Application Programming Interface. | |
| Added support for CICS/SignOn running under CICS/VSE to access storage above the 16-Megabyte line. This new support removes the limitation of 2183 users or 3275 transactions defined in CICS/SignOn under CICS/VSE. CICS/MVS installations were never under this limitation. | |
| Release 1.0 | User SIGNON/SIGNOFF functions providing seamless integration of previous CICS signon/signoff (CSSN/CESN/CESF) functions. |
| User ability to change passwords. | |
| Automatic password expiration after "x" number of days. | |
| Upward compatibility for your existing CICS programs. | |
| Support for EXEC CICS INQUIRE/ASSIGN commands for USERID and OPID. (No changes are required for your programs!) | |
| Access to users operator keys (OPERKEYS) and user name (now expanded to 30 bytes) using the CICS/SignOn application programming interface. | |
| Migration Utility provided to automatically migrate your existing transaction, user, and terminal security into CICS/SignOn. (You can migrate ALL your current definitions in MINUTES!) | |
| Protection: Passwords, definitions and data areas are encrypted for protection from unauthorized access | |
| Ability to secure CICS transactions, terminals, and users with CICS keys. | |
| Ability to define CICS transactions with multiple keys alleviating much of the need to expand past 64 CICS keys. | |
| Ability for System Administrators to reset passwords. | |
| Complete audit log of signons, signoffs, and changes. | |
| CICS/SignOn uses only standard documented CICS interfaces assuring you of maximum reliability and compatibility. There are no "hooks" into your system! | |
| CICS/SignOn is designed explicitly for CICS. Other security packages affect your entire system (ouch!) whether you want security just for CICS or not. CICS/SignOn is written specifically for CICS and for this reason, makes use of many performance/usability advantages. | |