When you connect to a system, your credentials, that is,
your user ID and password or pass phrase, are sent to the system for
authentication. After you define a credential, you can use it on all
systems that share the credential without reentering the details every
time. You must have at least one credential before you can connect
to a system.
Ensure that you have all your system connection details and
that you have the correct level of authorization to connect to your
system.
- On the main menu for the workbench, click .
The Host Connections view opens.
The available categories in the Host Connections view
depend on the plug-ins that are installed in the z/OS® Explorer.
- Click Add in the Credentials section
to add a new credential.
The New Credentials window
opens.
- Create your credential.
You can
create credentials in any of the following ways:
- Select Username and Password from the drop-down box and
enter the credentials name, user ID, and the password or passphrase.
If you do not type a name, then the default name that is used is the
same as the User ID. Select the Save Password check box to
save the password.
Note: You might have a single user ID, but use
different passwords for different systems. In this case, you can define
multiple credentials, each one having the same user ID but with a
different credential name and password or pass phrase. Alternatively
you can choose to define one credential, but not to save the password
or pass phrase, in which case you are required to enter them when
you connect to a system.
- Select Username with Multi-Factor Authentication from
the drop-down box and enter the credentials name and user ID. This
type of credential can be used with some supported connection types
such as a CMCI connection in CICS Explorer. Each new connection attempt
prompts you for a new password or passphrase. In the Password
or Passphrase field, you must specify your password or passphrase
coupled with an authentication token. Ask your system administrator
how to concatenate your password or passphrase and the authentication
token.
- Select Certificate from Keystore from the drop-down box,
choose a certificate, and enter the appropriate user ID. The keystore
contains client certificates that identify the machine to others.
To define a keystore file, go to Window > Preferences > Explorer
> Certificate management. In the Keystore details field,
to use the same file for both keystore and truststore, select the Use
same details as for truststore check box. To use a different file,
leave the check box cleared and enter the path and file name of the
keystore, and the passphrase.
- Insert a smart card and then select Certificate from Smart
card from the drop-down box, choose a certificate, and enter the
appropriate user ID. A smart card is a hardware device that requires
a software driver. To configure smart card support system, go to Window
> Preferences > Explorer > Certificate management. In the Smart
card details field, select Use Windows cryptography services for the Windows operating system, which
uses the standard Windows cryptography
mechanism. To use a PKCS11 driver (mandatory on Mac OS and Linux® operating systems), select Use
PKCS11 driver and specify the driver path and PIN.
Note: You can use certificate credentials for SSL-secured connections
on supported connection types.
- Click OK to save the credential
or Cancel to cancel the process and close the
window without saving the credential.
You can click Add in the Connections
section of the Host Connections view to configure a system connection.