IBM Power Systems servers (AS/400, iSeries) enjoy a reputation as one of the most secure platforms in the data center, and this is reinforced each time IBM enhances the already impressive set of built-in security features.
Unfortunately, many organizations are surprised to learn that IBM i ships in a completely open default state. Addressing this starts with understanding and configuring the supplied operating system controls.
Jeff Uehling of IBM outlines new security functions incorporated into recent editions of IBM i, including:
• New password policy controls
• Encryption
• User profile enhancements
• Field procedures (FieldProc)
• Row and column access control (RCAC)