READ= Table Option

Assigns a READ password to a SAS data set or an SPD Engine data set that prevents users from reading the file, unless they enter the password.

Category: Table Control
Data source: SAS data set, SPD Engine data set
Note: Check your log after this operation to ensure that the password values are not visible. For more information, see “Blotting Passwords and Encryption Key Values” in SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
Syntax
Arguments
Details

Syntax

READ= read-password

Arguments

read-password

must be a valid SAS name.

Details

The READ= option applies only to a SAS data set or an SPD Engine data set. You can use this option to assign a password or to access a Read-protected file.
Note: A SAS password does not control access to a SAS file beyond the SAS system. You should use the operating system-supplied utilities and file-system security controls in order to control access to SAS files outside of SAS.
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Last updated: February 23, 2017