AS/Credentials System i Security Class

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concepts of security. The objective is for the students to become familiar with all aspects of System i security so they can determine the best way to implement the appropriate security measures within their environment. This course is designed for the data processing professional responsible for implementing System i security. The student must know the System i object architecture and control language prior to attending class.

Class Details:

• Prerequisites: System i Basic Overview & PDM, Operations, and CL Programming. Students must have an understanding of the System i operating environment, job queues, output queues, subsystems, etc.
• Duration: One Day
• Cost: $450/day
• Associated Roadmap
• Downloadable flyer

Course Content:

• The five different levels of system security
• The system values which control security, including devices and passwords
• The use of use profiles to tailor users' job environments
• The concepts behind resource security, including object authorities, public vs. private authorities, group profiles, and authorization lists
• The assigning and changing of ownership for objects
• The adoption of the authority of objects
• The system's checking of object authority prior to providing access
• The determination of the authority of spool files
• The system values and special authorities which control display station access
• The procedures for security recovery in the event of hardware failure
• The strategies for building data security into applications