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Last Updated: Jan 05, 2005

The iSeries is an extremely secure system, but there are still ways for your data to be compromised. Whether it's a hacker or just a user with too much authority, these resources will help ward off trouble.	>>	Have security questions? Let security experts Carol Woodbury help.
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ADVICE:
>>	Securing your iSeries: What to expect with V5R1 & V5R2 WEBCASTS :Discover the security enhancements incorporated into V5R2 and get hands-on advice for using the security features in V5R1
>>	Keep iSeries security simple TIP :Simple principles for security.
>>	What is a bulletproof password? ASK THE EXPERTS :What is a bulletproof password? Can you tell me a little about bulletproof passwords?
>>	Hacks, cracks and 13 year olds! Avoiding Web Services Security Nightmares - A Vendor Connection WEBCASTS :The session will look at the role private service registries as a means for publishing your services to selected users. In ...
>>	More on using group profiles for easier security administration TIP :Learn how to use group profiles for easier security administration in your shop.
>>	Use group profiles for easier security admin TIP :How to set up and manage group profiles.
>>	Who's disabling user profiles and how? TIP :Find out what special authorities a user profile must have to disable others.
>>	Unique user profiles are critical to OS/400 security TIP :Using unique user profiles is critical to effective user accountability and overall iSeries security.
>>	Limit access to workstations TIP :How to limit access to workstations.
>>	Disable inactive user profiles TIP :Learn how to disable user profiles that have not been used since nnn days.
>>	Grant secadmin authority TIP :Grant secadmin authority when you need to change some parameters of the system.
>>	Alternative to "application only" security TIP :Learn about exit point programs as an alternative to "application only" security.
>>	Control FTP access TIP :Hackers attack through FTP by repeatedly attempting to log on with an incorrect password. Have control of your FTP access.
>>	Search for the guilty party TIP :Security is prevention. Have a good prevention policy in place and save yourself a lot of headaches.
>>	Accessing others' spooled files in a secure environment TIP :Learn how to use the 'Authority to Check' parameter to allow other user's to display, change, and delete spooled files.
>>	Choosing your security level TIP :Learn more about the different security levels and what to expect if you need to change levels.
>>	Checking up on a specific user TIP :Simple auditing techniques available in OS/400.
>>	Deny spammers server access TIP :How to keep unauthorized mailers off your 400 server.
>>	iSeries used for both production and development ASK THE EXPERTS :We have an iSeries that's used as a development server and a production server at the same time. What would be the ...
>>	RCMD command fails ASK THE EXPERTS :We have to send programs to our customers. For customers that we connect to using TCPIP, we start an FTP session and use the ...
>>	Make your production iSeries available to the Internet ASK THE EXPERTS :I've just been asked to make our production iSeries available to the Internet. What are the top two security areas that I ...
>>	Change from security level 20 to level 40 ASK THE EXPERTS :What is required to change from security level 20 to level 40?
>>	Prevent users from saving spooled files ASK THE EXPERTS :How can I prevent a user from saving a spooled file?
>>	FTP user profile and password ASK THE EXPERTS :Everything I see with FTP requires a user profile and password. I would prefer not to have this hard coded in the PC batch ...
>>	Working with authorization lists ASK THE EXPERTS :We are creating a test environment that mirrors one of the production 400's. In the testing environment, a base copy of ...
>>	Journal receivers on the iSeries ASK THE EXPERTS :I have a lot of journal receivers in my iSeries. I want to transfer them to my PC and read and store them there as this take ...
>>	Set QSECOFR for limited devices ASK THE EXPERTS :Our departmental site has V4R5. The company is large, but our staff is small (one person wearing many hats). Auditing wants ...
>>	User authority: How much is too much? ASK THE EXPERTS :My 400 shop is at security level 30. I would like to change my operators profile to include iosyscfg, jobctl, *savsys, and ...


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