3.2.3 Securing Outbound Connections from CICS to CICS

Complete the following tasks to enable the security feature for each outbound connection.

1. Specify SECURITY=Y on the appropriate Requester screen.
2. Enter ACCOUNT and PASSWORD values on the appropriate Requester screen.

   Verify that the parameter values for ACCOUNT and PASSWORD in the Requester screen match the ACCOUNT and PASSWORD values in the User Connection Account screen.

   When SECURITY=Y, the requester program sends the ACCOUNT and PASSWORD to the remote CICS system on connection initiation. When SECURITY=N, the gateway attempts to make a connection without any verification.

   Note:

   The security for connection validation is obsolete.