About this task
The System z Jazz Gateway can accept a password in cleartext
or a password that has been encrypted and stored in a file. In order
to use an encrypted password, run a JCL job to create the file that
will contain the password. The executable files that invoke the REXX
client must pass a literal of
<file> in the password
parameter instead of passing the cleartext password itself.
The
password file must be named GatewayPass and it must
be in the user's home directory.
Important: Because
user exits are invoked by SCLM, there is only one copy of the user
exits. Individual users do not have their own user exits. If you use
a cleartext password, all queries to the System z Jazz Gateway will
use the same user ID and password. If you use a literal <file> for
the password parameter instead of a cleartext password, the REXX client
will retrieve an encrypted password file from the user's home
directory. Using encrypted password files ensures that individual
users have the authority to access the Jazz repository before the
query is allowed to run.
To create an encrypted System z
Jazz Gateway password file: