# CONNX uses certificate to authenticate against RACF?

**URL:** <https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170>\
**Category:** Forum\
**Tags:** Adabas-Natural, Adabas, Adabas-Add-on-Products, SQL-Access, Mainframe-Integration, CONNX\
**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170 "2013-01-30T17:19:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Min\_Chai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Min\_Chai](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Min_Chai)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170/1 "2013-01-30T17:19:25Z")

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Our shop will be requiring front-end users to use certificate to authenticate against RACF. How can the certificate be passed to CONNX to be eventually sent to RACF since we have CNXNOPREAUTHORIZE=0.

We have been using a RACF userid and password for authenticating against RACF. We will be usiig a PIV card/certificate for authentication soon.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_McGhaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/larry_mcghaw/32/562_2.png) [@Larry\_McGhaw](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Larry_McGhaw)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170/2 "2013-01-30T23:15:25Z")

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We are researching this - will post additional information as soon as possible.

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**Author:** ![Min\_Chai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@Min\_Chai](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Min_Chai)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170/3 "2015-10-09T15:24:53Z")

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Larry,

Have you made any headway with your research on using certificate to authenticate against RACF through connx instead of using a userid and password?

Using certificate to authenticate is becoming a required implementation in our shop.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_McGhaw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/user_avatar/techcommunity.softwareag.com/larry_mcghaw/32/562_2.png) [@Larry\_McGhaw](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/Larry_McGhaw)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2015, 8:11am UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170/4 "2015-10-14T08:11:34Z")

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Hi Min,

I would recommend that you submit an enhancement request for this feature.

Thanks

lm

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/techcommunity/original/3X/c/d/cd19967bb605d28a72d77eb83a1cae22f3df2eb8.svg) [@system](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://techcommunity.softwareag.com/t/connx-uses-certificate-to-authenticate-against-racf/102170/5 "2021-04-02T15:02:48Z")

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