3.7.3 How to Set Up Automated Single Sign-On for Mainframe

Automated Sign-On for Mainframe - Administrator Guide has complete information on configuring this option.

Automated Sign-On for Mainframe is an add-on product to Management and Security Server that enables an end user to authenticate to a terminal emulation client and be automatically logged on to a host application on the z/OS mainframe.

  1. Install and configure the Automated Sign-On for Mainframe add-on for Management and Security Server. You can find complete instructions here.

  2. After the Management and Security Server setup is complete, open the Administrative Console to add sessions and map users to those sessions. During that process, you can complete the additional configuration needed to implement automated sign-on.

  3. A Host Access for the Cloud macro sends the user’s mainframe username and pass ticket to the host application. The user is then automatically logged in. To help create the macro:

    • The Macro API contains the AutoSignon object that provides the methods needed to create a Host Access for the Cloud login to use with the Automated Sign-On for Mainframe feature.

    • You can also reference the sample macro Automatic Sign-On Macro for Mainframes that uses the AutoSignon object to create a macro that uses the credentials associated with a user to obtain a pass ticket from the Digital Certificate Access Server (DCAS).