Protect your valuable IBM i (iSeries, AS/400) assets from harm -- accidental, natural, or malicious. The IBM i Security class provides comprehensive, hands-on experience covering all the fundamentals of IBM i security.
The class is oriented toward single system administration, but many topics will also apply to the administration of multiple systems.
Recommended schedule: 3 days
Who Should Attend This class is primarily for security administrators, but may also be suitable for system operators and managers.
Prerequisites In order to successfully complete this course, students should have completed the following courses, or have equivalent knowledge/experience:
IBM i Concepts
IBM i System Operations
What You Will Accomplish At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Describe the components of IBM i security, such as user profile, group profile, authorization list, adopted authority and how they participate in security
Understand which system values affect security, and which settings to use
Develop a security plan for your installation
Describe the facilities available to audit security
Use the security-related tools provided with the system
What You Will Receive Each student receives:
Custom printed handout, containing class notes
Completion certificate
Course Outline The class covers these topics:
Security Overview
Security System Values
Network Attributes
Work Management Elements
Queue Authorities
Library Lists
Job Descriptions
User Profiles and Group Profiles
Special Authorities
User Classes
Job Accounting
Resource Protection
Data Authorities
Object Authorities
Authorization Shortcuts
Authorization Lists
Object Ownership
Adopted Authority
Application Security
Database Security
Program Security
Security Tools
Security Auditing
Hands-on Labs
Managing User Authority
Editing Object Authority
Managing Security System Values
Using the Security Toolkit
Note: Some of these labs may not be allowed during class, depending upon your installation’s existing security configuration or concurrent system workload.
