The SECURITY statement has the default value
NO. Its value controls the enforcement of security
specifications when you later create view descriptors based on this
access descriptor.
With a value of
NO, when you create view descriptors based on this access
descriptor, you will be able to modify specified values for ADABAS
passwords and cipher codes.
With a value of
YES, when you create view descriptors based on this
access descriptor, you will not be able to modify specified values
for ADABAS passwords and cipher codes. However, any values that are
not specified in the access descriptor can be specified in a view
descriptor or with a data set option.