The z/OS Security - Essentials training course presents the evolution of the current z/OS security architecture. It explores in detail, the various technologies that are involved in z/OS Cryptographic Services, z/OS Resource Access Control Facility (RACF), and z/OS Integrated Security Services.
The z/OS Security Server RACF - Administration training course will teach to implement and customize RACF on z/OS. We will begin by creating and maintaining the RACF databases. The functions, a resource manager can use, to work with RACF as external security manager are discussed. A short overview about the RACF profiles and the administration of them is given. RACF customization, like the class descriptor table and started procedure table, are discussed. This also includes performance and tuning of RACF. Program control and the interaction between the storage management components and RACF is presented.
By attending z/OS security - Essentials workshop, delegates will learn to:
- Describe the components of network security, platform security, and transaction security on z/OS
- Describe how RACF supports UNIX users and groups
- Describe web server security flow on z/OS
- Explain the contents and use of a digital certificate
- Explain the difference between asymmetric and symmetric cryptographic techniques
- Explain SSL V3 client authentication
- Explain the basics of WebSphere Application Server and web services security
- Utilize the RACDCERT command
- Discuss the OCSF service providers
- Explain VPN (IPSec), SSL/TSL, and AT-TLS and the differences between them
- Discuss the z/OS Communication Server policy agent, IDS, and IP filtering
- Describe and utilize System SSL
- Explain how TN3270 and FTP SSL support works
- Explain how IBM secure hardware cryptographic co-processors work
- Explain how Kerberos authentication works
- Explain the LDAP terms of DN, objectclass, attribute, schema, back end, and directory
- Explain how to setup, customize, and operate z/OS PKI Services
By attending z/OS Security Server RACF - Administration workshop, delegates will learn to:
- Create and maintain the RACF database
- Customize RACF
- Maintain RACF implementation
- Protect system resources
For z/OS security - Essentials:
- General z/OS knowledge, including basic UNIX System Services skills
- Experience configuring any of the web servers on z/OS
- Basic knowledge of TCP/IP and RACF
- Basic skills about z/OS, storage management and RACF.
This z/OS security - Essentials class is intended for z/OS System Programmers and Security Specialists.
The z/OS Security Server RACF - Administration class is ideal for z/OS system programmers & RACF administrators.