iSeries security -- Fact or Fiction? |
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By The editorial team
30 Aug 2004 | Search400.com |
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Security expert Carol Woodbury provides advice to Search400.com's members on a regular basis. Do you feel you're also a iSeries security guru? Test your knowledge against some of Carol's recent Q&As below. Mark each question with either a True or False. Jot down your answer on a piece of paper, and then click over to the answer sheet to see if you agree with Carol's answer. If not, shoot us and
e-mail and sound off and we'll post your response to the original question.
Check out Carol newest book, "Experts' Guide to OS/400 and i5/OS Security" co-authored with Patrick Botz.
1. _____You need to give users *ALLOBJ special authority to successfully run the command Save Restore Object (SAVRSTOBJ).
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2. _____ To have users' workstations time out at various intervals, you must either write a program or purchase third-party software.
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3. _____ There is no way to limit users to just one OS/400 sign on session.
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4. _____ You use the Display Library Authority (DSPLIBAUT) to see a list of all objects in a library and the *PUBLIC authority setting for each.
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5. _____ You can use the Grant Object Authority (GRTOBJAUT) command to change the *PUBLIC authority of all files in a particular library.
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6. _____ The password system values are always enforced no matter how an OS/400 user profile password is set.
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7. _____ It is a good security practice to begin profiles with 'Q".
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8. _____ *NOMAX is the recommended setting for the QAUTOVRT system value.
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9. _____ You can use adopted authority to run a menu option to avoid giving users *ALLOBJ special authority.
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10. ______ Object authority is the most robust way to secure data.
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