APPC user access to the target system

The topics that follow describe the elements that determine how an APPC user gains entrance to the target system.

When the systems establish the APPC session, they create a path for the requesting user to get to the door of the target system. The server associates a user ID with a request for an APPC session. Several other elements determine what the user must do to gain entrance to the other system.

• System methods for sending information about a user
  APPC architecture provides three methods for sending security information about a user from the source system to the target system.
• Options for dividing network security responsibility
  When your system participates in a network, you must decide whether to trust the other systems to validate the identity of a user who is trying to enter your system.