Authentication and Authorization

All file transfers are executed under the authority of the user that executes the transfer:

• Initiator Transfers

• Responder Transfers

Initiator Transfers

For transfers initiated by TIBCO MFT Platform Server for z/OS:

• The user ID of the user initiating the transfer

  • If a local user/password was defined, the authorization of this user

  • If a surrogate local user was defined, the authorization of this user

For transfers initiated by TIBCO MFT Command Center:

• The user ID/password sent by Command Center

Responder Transfers

For transfers initiated by a responder:

• The user ID/password sent by the Platform Server client. When responder profiles are used, the transfer is run under the authorization of the local user associated with the responder profile.

For TLS and TLS Tunnel requests, the user associated with the certificate. For information on certificate authentication, see the "SSL Authorization File" section in TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for z/OS Installation and Operation Guide and the "SSL Authentication" section in TIBCO® Managed File Transfer Platform Server for z/OS User's Guide.

For more information on passwords and authentication, see the "Password Management" section of this document.