COMTI Does Not Support the EZACICSE Security Exit That is Supplied By IBM (321101)

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COMTI TCP/IP security information is sent in the following format:

Byte	Data
1 - 4	Transaction Program Name
5	'0x6B' (Comma Separator)
6 - 13	User ID
14 - 21	Password
22 - 40	Program Data

Microsoft has updated COMTI to support the default IBM-supplied security exit, EZACICSE. After you apply the update and add the specified registry entry, COMTI TCP/IP security information that is supported by EZACICSE is sent in the following format:

Byte	Data
1 - 4	Transaction Program Name
5	'0x6B' (Comma Separator)
6	'0x01'
7 - 14	Password
15 - 22	User ID
23 - 40	Program Data

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

This update requires that you add a registry key so that COMTI can send the TCP/IP security information using the IBM format for EZACICSE. To add the registry key, follow these steps:

1. Start Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
2. Locate and click the following key in the registry:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Cedar\Defaults

3. On the Edit menu, click New, and then click Key.
4. Type UseIBMTCPSecurityExit, and then press ENTER.
5. Select the new UseIBMTCPSecurityExit key.
6. In the right pane of the dialog box, select (Default).
7. On the Edit menu, click Modify, and then enter the following Value data: Value data: TRUE.
8. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.

A supported feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name
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   20-Feb-2002  17:32  5.0.0.836    106,768 Trantcp.dll
				

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.