LOGIN or LOGON command - Revision history

JDamon: embedded blanks supported for long passwords

2018-01-16T21:50:08Z

embedded blanks supported for long passwords

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	A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.		A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.
	<p>		<p>
	Multiple, embedded spaces (that is, blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		Multiple, embedded spaces (that is, blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords, long passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the <var>[[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table\|LOGCTL]]</var> command can contain any character (even a colon) except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the <var>[[LOGONCP command\|LOGONCP]]</var> command or with the <var>[[$Sir_Login]]</var> function.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the <var>[[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table\|LOGCTL]]</var> command can contain any character (even a colon) except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the <var>[[LOGONCP command\|LOGONCP]]</var> command or with the <var>[[$Sir_Login]]</var> function.</li>

JDamon: added restriction for semicolons on IFSTRTN threads

2018-01-16T21:47:08Z

added restriction for semicolons on IFSTRTN threads

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	<p>		<p>
	1 to 8 characters long (Model 204 version 7.6 or earlier) <br />		1 to 8 characters long (Model 204 version 7.6 or earlier) <br />
	1 to 127 characters long (Model 204 version 7.7 or later). </p>		1 to 127 characters long (Model 204 version 7.7 or later). <br />
			Semicolons are not supported in passwords on IFSTRTN threads
			</p>
	<p>		<p>
	<var class="term">password</var> can be mixed case if <code>[[CUSTOM parameter\|CUSTOM=11]]</code> is set.</p>		<var class="term">password</var> can be mixed case if <code>[[CUSTOM parameter\|CUSTOM=11]]</code> is set.</p>

JAL: mention RACF chars and now-valid colons

2017-05-08T19:09:08Z

mention RACF chars and now-valid colons

ELowell at 16:15, 22 March 2017

2017-03-22T16:15:08Z

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	For information on the login process for an external security interface, see the Model 204 [[Security interfaces overview\|security interfaces]].</p>		For information on the login process for an external security interface, see the Model 204 [[Security interfaces overview\|security interfaces]].</p>

	[[Category: ~~General user~~ commands]]		[[Category: User commands]]
	[[Category:Commands]]		[[Category:Commands]]

JAL: add `s`

2017-02-10T01:55:58Z

add <var>s

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	<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (i.e., blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (i.e., blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the [[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table]] can contain any character except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the [[LOGONCP command]] or with the [[$Sir_Login]] function.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the <var>[[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table\|LOGCTL]]</var> command can contain any character except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the <var>[[LOGONCP command\|LOGONCP]]</var> command or with the <var>[[$Sir_Login]]</var> function.</li>

	<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>		<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>
	</ul>		</ul>

JDamon: Clarified the use of commas in passwords

2017-02-06T16:51:32Z

Clarified the use of commas in passwords

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	<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (i.e., blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (i.e., blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the [[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table]] can contain any character except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the [[LOGONCP command]] or with the [[$Sir_Login]] function.</li>
	<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>		<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>
	</ul>		</ul>

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 and later */

2017-02-01T20:23:05Z

Model 204 version 7.7 and later

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	====Model 204 version 7.7 and later====		====Model 204 version 7.7 and later====
	A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.		A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.
	<p>Multiple, embedded blanks are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing ~~blanks~~ are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (i.e., blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 or later */

2017-01-30T20:33:28Z

Model 204 version 7.7 or later

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	</ul>		</ul>

	====Model 204 version 7.7 or later====		====Model 204 version 7.7 and later====
	A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.		A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.
	<p>Multiple, embedded blanks are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing blanks are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		<p>Multiple, embedded blanks are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing blanks are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 or later */

2017-01-30T20:32:58Z

Model 204 version 7.7 or later

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	====Model 204 version 7.7 or later====		====Model 204 version 7.7 or later====
	A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.		A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.
			<p>Multiple, embedded blanks are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing blanks are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>

JDamon: Define ESM (External Security Manager) when it is first used.

2016-09-06T21:29:45Z

Define ESM (External Security Manager) when it is first used.

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	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the LOGCTL command can contain any character except a comma.</li>
	<li>ESM passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ~~External Security Manager (~~ESM) can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>		<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>
	</ul>		</ul>
	With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:		With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:

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	<td>A character string that identifies the account under which the user is logging in to <var class="product">Model 204</var>. The account can be 1 to 10 characters in length. Under an external security interface, the maximum for account might differ.		<td>A character string that identifies the account under which the user is logging in to <var class="product">Model 204</var>. The account can be 1 to 10 characters in length. Under an external security interface, the maximum for account might differ.
	<p>		<p>
	The account identifies the user account to <var class="product">Model 204</var>'s accounting routines. The value of account in these routines might be affected by the use of an external security interface. Refer to the ~~<var class="book">~~Model~~ ~~204 Security Interfaces ~~Manual</var>~~ for a detailed discussion of security interfaces. If the login feature is not in use, the string <code>NO ACCOUNT</code> is used as the account.</p></td></tr>		The account identifies the user account to <var class="product">Model 204</var>'s accounting routines. The value of account in these routines might be affected by the use of an external security interface. Refer to the [[:Category:Security interfaces\|Model 204 Security Interfaces pages]] for detailed discussion of security interfaces. If the login feature is not in use, the string <code>NO ACCOUNT</code> is used as the account.</p></td></tr>
	</table>		</table>

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	<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> provides login delays for threads that repeatedly fail to log in correctly. Refer to the discussion of this feature in [[Storing security information (CCASTAT)#Login delays\|Login delays]].</li>		<li><var class="product">Model 204</var> provides login delays for threads that repeatedly fail to log in correctly. Refer to the discussion of this feature in [[Storing security information (CCASTAT)#Login delays\|Login delays]].</li>

	<li>A password must follow restrictions. At a minimum a password cannot contain spaces, commas, or colons, and must not be the same as the <var>USERID</var>, the current password, or the previous password. Additional restrictions may apply with the Password Expiration feature or be specific to your site. See "Setting a password" below.</li>		<li>A password must follow restrictions. At a minimum a password cannot contain spaces, commas, or colons, and must not be the same as the <var>[[USERID parameter\|USERID]]</var>, the current password, or the previous password. Additional restrictions may apply with the Password Expiration feature or be specific to your site. See "Setting a password" below.</li>

	<li>IFSTRT and IFDIAL threads can change the password by appending a colon and the new password, as described above. When the password security feature is installed, the more restrictive password rules apply, except that IFSTRT threads do not require the user to reenter the new password.</li>		<li><var>IFSTRT</var> and <var>IFDIAL</var> threads can change the password by appending a colon and the new password, as described above. When the password security feature is installed, the more restrictive password rules apply, except that <var>IFSTRT</var> threads do not require the user to reenter the new password.</li>
	</ul>		</ul>

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	<p>		<p>
	<var class="term">password</var> is a character string.		<var class="term">password</var> is a character string.
	The length of <var class="term">password</var> is: <br />		The length of <var class="term">password</var> is: </p>
			<p>
	1 to 8 characters long (Model 204 version 7.6 or earlier) <br />		1 to 8 characters long (Model 204 version 7.6 or earlier) <br />
	1 to 127 characters long (Model 204 version 7.7 or later). </p>		1 to 127 characters long (Model 204 version 7.7 or later). </p>
	<p><var class="term">password</var> can be mixed case if <~~var~~>[[CUSTOM parameter\|CUSTOM=11]]</~~var~~> ~~has been~~ set.</p>		<p>
			<var class="term">password</var> can be mixed case if <code>[[CUSTOM parameter\|CUSTOM=11]]</code> is set.</p>

	====Model 204 version 7.5 or earlier====		====Model 204 version 7.5 or earlier====
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	With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:		With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>Not be the same as the USERID, the current password, or the previous password.</li>		<li>Not be the same as the <var>USERID</var>, the current password, or the previous password.</li>
	<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>		<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>
	<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>		<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>
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	====Model 204 version 7.6 only====		====Model 204 version 7.6 only====
	A password can be 1 to 8 characters long and cannot contain spaces or commas. It can contain colons if <~~var~~>[[PWDCOLON parameter\|PWDCOLON=1]]</~~var~~> is set.		A password can be 1 to 8 characters long and cannot contain spaces or commas. It can contain colons if <code>[[PWDCOLON parameter\|PWDCOLON=1]]</code> is set.

	The PWDCOLON parameter, available only in version 7.6, supports the use of colons in passwords.		The <var>PWDCOLON</var> parameter, <i>available only in version 7.6</i>, supports the use of colons in passwords.

	With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:		With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>Not be the same as the USERID, the current password, or the previous password.</li>		<li>Not be the same as the <var>USERID</var>, the current password, or the previous password.</li>
	<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>		<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>
	<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>		<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>
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	====Model 204 version 7.7 and later====		====Model 204 version 7.7 and later====
	A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.		A password can be 1 to 127 characters long. Versions 7.7 and later support long passwords, or passphrases, which are at least 9 characters long and up to 127 characters.
	<p>Multiple, embedded spaces (~~i.e.~~, blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>		<p>
			Multiple, embedded spaces (that is, blanks) are valid characters for 8-character passwords and password phrases. Leading and trailing spaces are stripped and so are not part of the password.</p>
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the <var>[[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table\|LOGCTL]]</var> command can contain any character except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the <var>[[LOGONCP command\|LOGONCP]]</var> command or with the <var>[[$Sir_Login]]</var> function.</li>		<li>CCASTAT passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and long passwords maintained in CCASTAT with the <var>[[LOGCTL command: Modifying user ID entries in the password table\|LOGCTL]]</var> command can contain any character (even a colon) except a comma. Passwords may contain commas if they are changed with the <var>[[LOGONCP command\|LOGONCP]]</var> command or with the <var>[[$Sir_Login]]</var> function.</li>

	<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </li>		<li>External Security Manager (ESM) passwords: Regular passwords (up to 8 characters) and passphrases maintained by an ESM can contain some special characters, depending on the settings for that ESM. Check with your ESM administrator to determine which characters are allowed. For example, certain Security Server (RACF) special characters require setting the Model 204 <var>[[CUSTOM parameter\|CUSTOM]]</var> parameter 11 value.
			<p>
			Passwords and passphrases are passed, unaltered and with no restrictions, from Model 204 to the ESM for verification. </p></li>
	</ul>		</ul>
	With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:		With the Password Expiration feature installed, the following additional rules apply. <br />The password must:
	<ul>		<ul>
	<li>Not be the same as the USERID, the current password, or the previous password.</li>		<li>Not be the same as the <var>USERID</var>, the current password, or the previous password.</li>
	<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>		<li>Be six, seven, or eight characters long.</li>
	<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>		<li>Begin with an alphabetic character.</li>

LOGIN or LOGON command - Revision history

JDamon: embedded blanks supported for long passwords

JDamon: added restriction for semicolons on IFSTRTN threads

JAL: mention RACF chars and now-valid colons

ELowell at 16:15, 22 March 2017

JAL: add s

JDamon: Clarified the use of commas in passwords

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 and later */

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 or later */

ELowell: /* Model 204 version 7.7 or later */

JDamon: Define ESM (External Security Manager) when it is first used.

JAL: add `s`