SAF is part of the operating system. If you use SAF with RACF, you can enhance and
complement your overall system security functions. SAF conditionally directs control to RACF,
if RACF is present, or to a user-supplied processing routine, or both, when it gets a request
from a resource manager.
![[ RACF profile checking ]](/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/racf/images/racfsaf.gif)
The key element in SAF is the SAF router, which is always available to you.
It is a system service that gives you a common focal point for all products that provide
resource control. With a common focal point, it's easier for you to use common control
functions shared across products and across systems.
The components and subsystems that manage your resources call the MVS router as part of
some of their decision making functions, such as access control checking and authorization
checking. These functions are called control points.
To learn more about SAF and how it works with RACF, you can look in:
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OS/390 SecureWay Security Server RACROUTE Macro Reference in
BookManager or PDF format
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OS/390 SecureWay Security Server RACF Callable Services in
BookManager or PDF format
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This page was last updated
February 2001.
