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DBIA4764 ICR (4764)

DBIA4764    ICR (4764)

Name Value
NUMBER 4764
IA # 4764
DATE CREATED 2005/10/06
CUSTODIAL PACKAGE KERNEL
USAGE Controlled Subscription
TYPE Routine
DBIC APPROVAL STATUS APPROVED
ROUTINE XUS3
NAME DBIA4764
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 
This agreement allows the VistaLink package to use
routine XUS3 to check, clear, and set the failed access count in the FAILED
SIGNON ATTEMPTS file (#3.084).  This will track the count of sign-on attempts
from an IP address or domain.  It is used during the VistaLink
reauthentication process, which includes support for the login capabilities of
FatKAAT and KAAJEE.

See patch XU*8*265 for more information on the FAILED SIGNON ATTEMPTS file
(#3.084).
STATUS Active
KEYWORDS VISTALINK SECURITY
DURATION Till Otherwise Agreed
ID XUS3
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT
COMPONENT/ENTRY POINT COMPONENT DESCRIPTION VARIABLES
CLRFAC 
Perform a lookup using the IP address and clear the
failed access count (fac) from the FAILED SIGNON ATTEMPTS file (#3.084).
VistaLink will call this to reinitialize the fac after successful
reauthentication.
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
IP Input 
IP address.
$$FAIL(IP) 
Used by VistaLink to set the failed access count in
the FAILED SIGNON ATTEMPTS file (#3.084).
VARIABLES TYPE VARIABLES DESCRIPTION
IP Input 
IP address.
$$FAIL Output 
On failure, return result is 1 (Failed Access Count
is not less than the value in the DEFAULT # OF ATTEMPTS field (#202) of the
Kernel System Parameters file (#8989.3)).  VistaLink will use this result to
indicate the 'IP Address Locked' error (#182306 in the DIALOG file (#.84)).

On success, return result is 0.
SUBSCRIBING PACKAGE VISTALINK SECURITY