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<h1 class="topictitle1">Security level system value</h1>
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<div><p>This system value allows you to set the security level for the
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system.</p>
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<p>The system offers five different levels of security. Each of these levels
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of security provide specific security controls for the system. Depending on
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the decisions you made in the security policy, you can select a security level
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that you need. IBM<sup>®</sup> ships
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all new systems with the security level 40, which provides a high level of
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security that is necessary for most installations. It is not recommended that
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you change your security level on a new system lower that this value. </p>
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<p>Even though IBM recommends
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you keep systems at level 40, lower values are described to provide a function-by-function
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comparison between each security level.</p>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 1. Possible values for the security level
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system value. This table compares the different settings and the
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functions that the security level allows.</caption><thead align="left"><tr class="tablemainheader" valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" width="24.873096446700508%" id="d0e34">Security level</th>
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<th valign="bottom" width="24.111675126903553%" id="d0e36">iSeries™ Navigator description</th>
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<th valign="bottom" width="25.380710659898476%" id="d0e40">Functions allowed </th>
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<th valign="bottom" width="25.63451776649746%" id="d0e42">Functions not allowed </th>
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<tbody><tr class="tablemainheader"><td valign="top" width="24.873096446700508%" headers="d0e34 ">10 (no security)<sup> 1</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" width="24.111675126903553%" headers="d0e36 ">No passwords are needed and users have authority
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to all resources</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.380710659898476%" headers="d0e40 "><span>Provide users with *ALLOBJ access to
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all objects.</span></td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.63451776649746%" headers="d0e42 ">NA</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="24.873096446700508%" headers="d0e34 ">20 (low or relaxed security)</td>
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<td valign="top" width="24.111675126903553%" headers="d0e36 ">Passwords are required and users have authority
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to all resources</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.380710659898476%" headers="d0e40 "><ul><li>Provides users with *ALLOBJ access to all objects.</li>
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<li>User name required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password security active.</li>
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<li>Menu and initial program security active.</li>
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<li>Security auditing capabilities available.</li>
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<li>Programs that contain restricted instructions cannot be created or recompiled.</li>
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<li>*USRSPC, *USRIDX, and *USRQ objects can be created only in libraries specified
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in the QALWUSRDMN system value.</li>
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<td valign="top" width="25.63451776649746%" headers="d0e42 "><ul><li>Resource security active.</li>
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<li>User profile created automatically.</li>
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<li>Programs that use unsupported interfaces fail at run time.</li>
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<li>Enhanced hardware storage protection supported.</li>
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<li>Pointers used in parameters are validated for user domain programs running
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in system state.</li>
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<li>Message handling rules are enforced between system and user state programs.</li>
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<li>A program’s associated space cannot be directly modified.</li>
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<li>Internal control blocks are protected.</li>
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</ul>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="24.873096446700508%" headers="d0e34 ">30 (medium or average security)</td>
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<td valign="top" width="24.111675126903553%" headers="d0e36 ">Passwords are required and users' access is based
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on their authority</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.380710659898476%" headers="d0e40 "><ul><li>User name required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password security active.</li>
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<li>Menu and initial program security active.</li>
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<li>Security auditing capabilities available.</li>
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<li>Programs that contain restricted instructions cannot be created or recompiled. </li>
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<li>*USRSPC, *USRIDX, and *USRQ objects can be created only in libraries specified
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in the QALWUSRDMN system value. </li>
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</ul>
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<td valign="top" width="25.63451776649746%" headers="d0e42 "><ul><li>Allow access to all objects.</li>
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<li>Resource security active.</li>
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<li>User profile created automatically.</li>
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<li>Programs that use unsupported interfaces fail at run time.</li>
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<li>Enhanced hardware storage protection supported.</li>
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<li>Pointers used in parameters are validated for user domain programs running
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in system state.</li>
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<li>Message handling rules are enforced between system and user state programs.</li>
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<li>A program’s associated space cannot be directly modified.</li>
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<li>Internal control blocks are protected.</li>
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</ul>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="24.873096446700508%" headers="d0e34 ">40 (high or strict security) <sup>2</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" width="24.111675126903553%" headers="d0e36 ">Protect from undocumented system interfaces</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.380710659898476%" headers="d0e40 "><ul><li>User name required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password security active.</li>
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<li>Menu and initial program security active.</li>
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<li>Security auditing capabilities available.</li>
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<li>Programs that contain restricted instructions cannot be created or recompiled. </li>
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<li>*USRSPC, *USRIDX, and *USRQ objects can be created only in libraries specified
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in the QALWUSRDMN system value. </li>
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<li>Pointers used in parameters are validated for user domain.</li>
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<li>A program’s associated space cannot be directly modified. </li>
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<li>Internal control blocks are protected.</li>
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<td valign="top" width="25.63451776649746%" headers="d0e42 "><ul><li>Allow access to all objects.</li>
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<li>User profile created automatically.</li>
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<li>Message handling rules are enforced between system and user state programs. </li>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="24.873096446700508%" headers="d0e34 ">50 (high or strict security) <sup>3</sup></td>
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<td valign="top" width="24.111675126903553%" headers="d0e36 ">Enhance protection of system interfaces</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.380710659898476%" headers="d0e40 "><ul><li>User name required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password required to sign on.</li>
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<li>Password security active.</li>
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<li>Menu and initial program security active.</li>
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<li>Security auditing capabilities available.</li>
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<li>Programs that contain restricted instructions cannot be created or recompiled.</li>
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<li>*USRSPC, *USRIDX, and *USRQ objects can be created only in libraries specified
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in the QALWUSRDMN system value.</li>
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<li>Pointers used in parameters are validated for user domain.</li>
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<li>A program’s associated space cannot be directly modified.</li>
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<li>Internal control blocks are protected.</li>
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</ul>
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</td>
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<td valign="top" width="25.63451776649746%" headers="d0e42 "><ul><li>Allow access to all objects.</li>
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<li>User profile created automatically.</li>
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<tr><td colspan="4" valign="top" headers="d0e34 d0e36 d0e40 d0e42 "><ol><li>Security level 10 is no longer supported. If you change from security
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level 10 to 20, 30, 40 or 50, you will not be able to change it back to level
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10.</li>
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<li>IBM ships
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all new systems with a security level of 40. IBM strongly recommends that you leave the
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security level set to 40.</li>
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<li>At security level 50, no system internal control blocks can be modified.
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In comparison some system internal control blocks can be modified at security
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level 40.</li>
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<p><span class="uicontrol">Relationship to your security policy</span></p>
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<div class="p">In your security policy, you try to maintain a balance between protecting
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your assets, user access, and system performance. If the system contains highly
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confidential material or information that would seriously compromise your
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business if it was lost or stolen, that system would require a higher security
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level than a system that contains less sensitive information. In addition,
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you may have a system that is connected to an insecure network, such as the
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Internet and could be potentially targeted for an attack. These systems also
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need a higher security level to protect them. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> Security level alone does
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not protect systems connected to insecure networks from attack. If you are
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planning to connect to the Internet or any other insecure network, you need
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analyze the risks not only to your system but also your entire network. </div>
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<div class="p">
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<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="seclvl__quickref"><!-- --></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="seclvl__quickref" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption>Table 2. Quick reference. Provides
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details for the security level system value.</caption><thead align="left"><tr valign="bottom"><th valign="bottom" id="d0e244">iSeries Navigator name</th>
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<th valign="bottom" id="d0e248">Security level</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Character-based interface name</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">QSECURITY</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Authority</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 "><p>All object (*ALLOBJ)<br />
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Security administrator (*SECADM)</p>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> The Security Officer (QSECOFR) user profile is shipped with
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these authorities. </div>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">How to access</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 "><div class="p"><strong>iSeries Navigator</strong><ol><li>Expand <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Security</span> > <span class="uicontrol">Policies</span></span>.</li>
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<li>Right click <span class="uicontrol">Security Policy</span> and select <span class="uicontrol">Properties</span>.</li>
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<li>On the <span class="uicontrol">General</span> page, you will find the options
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for security level.</li>
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</ol>
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</div>
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<div class="p"><span class="uicontrol">Character-based interface</span><ol><li>In the character-based interface, type <samp class="codeph">WRKSYSVAL QSECURITY</samp>.</li>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Changes take effect</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">At next restart of the server</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Default value</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">40 (Protect from undocumented system interfaces)</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Recommended values</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">40 (Protect from undocumented system interfaces)</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 "><a href="rzamvlockdown.htm">Lockable</a></td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">Yes</td>
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<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e244 ">Special considerations</td>
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<td valign="top" headers="d0e248 ">If you change from security level 10 to 20, 30, 40 or
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50, you will not be able to change back to level 10. </td>
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<p>For more detailed information about this security value, see Chapter 3,
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"Security System Values" in <a href="../books/sc415302.pdf" target="_blank">Security Reference</a>.</p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzamvgensecsysval.htm" title="General security system values provide the cornerstone for your security policy.">General security system values</a></div>
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