RACF

E206668

IBM software product access control system mainframe security product

RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) is IBM’s mainframe security system that controls and audits access to resources on z/OS environments.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
RACF canonical	5
IBM RACF	2
RACF (via add-on or external security manager)	1
RACF for security control	1
Resource Access Control Facility	1
z/OS security (RACF and equivalents)	1
z/OS security (RACF)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RACF
Context triple: [z/OS, supports, RACF]

A. RADIUS
RADIUS is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services for users connecting to a network.
B. RAC
RAC is the abbreviation for the Royal African Company, a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company heavily involved in the transatlantic slave trade.
C. IBM Tivoli Access Manager
IBM Tivoli Access Manager is an enterprise security solution that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and access control for applications and resources across an organization’s IT environment.
D. z/OS
z/OS is IBM’s 64-bit mainframe operating system designed for high-volume, secure, and reliable enterprise computing workloads.
E. AIX
AIX is IBM’s proprietary Unix operating system designed for enterprise servers and high-reliability, scalable computing environments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: RACF
Target entity description: RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) is IBM’s mainframe security system that controls and audits access to resources on z/OS environments.

A. RADIUS
RADIUS is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services for users connecting to a network.
B. RAC
RAC is the abbreviation for the Royal African Company, a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company heavily involved in the transatlantic slave trade.
C. IBM Tivoli Access Manager
IBM Tivoli Access Manager is an enterprise security solution that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and access control for applications and resources across an organization’s IT environment.
D. z/OS
z/OS is IBM’s 64-bit mainframe operating system designed for high-volume, secure, and reliable enterprise computing workloads.
E. AIX
AIX is IBM’s proprietary Unix operating system designed for enterprise servers and high-reliability, scalable computing environments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IBM software product ⓘ access control system ⓘ mainframe security product ⓘ
belongsToProductFamily	IBM z/OS Security ⓘ linked to: z/OS
competesWith	CA ACF2 ⓘ CA Top Secret ⓘ
configurationInterface	ISPF panels ⓘ TSO commands ⓘ batch jobs ⓘ
controlsAccessTo	CICS regions ⓘ IMS regions ⓘ TSO logon ⓘ USS (UNIX System Services) resources ⓘ datasets ⓘ general resources ⓘ z/OS system resources ⓘ
dataStore	RACF database ⓘ
developer	IBM ⓘ
fullName	Resource Access Control Facility ⓘ linked to: RACF
integratesWith	CICS ⓘ linked to: CICS Transaction Server DB2 ⓘ linked to: IBM DB2 IMS ⓘ LDAP (via RACF LDAP server support) ⓘ TCP/IP on z/OS ⓘ linked to: z/OS Communications Server z/OS UNIX System Services ⓘ
operatingSystemFamily	IBM mainframe ⓘ
platform	IBM MVS ⓘ linked to: IBM MVS operating system family IBM OS/390 ⓘ linked to: OS/390 IBM z/OS ⓘ linked to: z/OS
primaryFunction	access control ⓘ auditing ⓘ identification and authentication ⓘ security management ⓘ
providesFeature	RACF database utilities ⓘ SMF-based auditing ⓘ centralized security administration ⓘ digital certificate management ⓘ event logging ⓘ password encryption ⓘ
securityModel	discretionary access control ⓘ optional mandatory access control (via security labels) ⓘ role-based access control aspects ⓘ
supportsConcept	Kerberos tickets ⓘ access lists ⓘ auditing and logging ⓘ class-based resource protection ⓘ digital certificates ⓘ discrete profiles ⓘ generic profiles ⓘ global access checking ⓘ groups ⓘ multilevel security ⓘ password policies ⓘ resource profiles ⓘ security administrator roles ⓘ security labels ⓘ special authorities ⓘ surrogate profiles ⓘ user IDs ⓘ
typicalUsers	auditors ⓘ security administrators ⓘ system programmers ⓘ
usedFor	compliance reporting on z/OS ⓘ regulatory security controls on mainframes ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

z/OS → supports → RACF ⓘ

z/OS → securityComponent → RACF ⓘ

RACF → fullName → Resource Access Control Facility ⓘ

linked to: RACF

z/OS Management Facility → integratesWith → RACF ⓘ

VSE/ESA → supportsSecurityFeature → RACF (via add-on or external security manager) ⓘ

linked to: RACF

UNIX System Services → integratesWith → z/OS security (RACF and equivalents) ⓘ

linked to: RACF

HFS → integratedWith → z/OS security (RACF) ⓘ

linked to: RACF

TSO/E → uses → RACF for security control ⓘ

linked to: RACF

CA ACF2 → alternativeTo → IBM RACF ⓘ

linked to: RACF

CA ACF2 → competesWith → IBM RACF ⓘ

linked to: RACF

z/OS UNIX System Services → integratesWith → RACF ⓘ

IBM z/OS Connect → integratesWith → RACF ⓘ

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