396 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
The topic of security can be a whole course by itself. In this textbook, we
introduce you to the BSM component and show how its features are used to
implement z/VSE security.
16.4.1 BSM
Access, in a computer-based environment, means the ability to do something
with a computer resource (for example, use, change, or view something). Access
control is the method by which this ability is explicitly enabled or restricted.
Computer-based access controls are called
logical access controls. These are
protection mechanisms that limit users’ access to information to only what is
appropriate for them.
Logical access controls are often built into the operating system, or may be part
of the logic of applicatio ...