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Prepare to activate longer passwords (IBM i Security Level 20) Activating longer passwords on IBM i Security Level 20 is crucial for several reasons: Would you like more details on how to implement these changes on your system? We can use a simple SQL command to list all the users on the system and show …
aka – “What do I need to consider before moving my IBM i to a Higher Password Level?” Before moving your IBM i Power System to a higher password level, there are several important considerations to ensure a smooth transition and maintain system security: By carefully planning and considering these factors, you can successfully move …
Keeping your IBM i Power System Secure is key Using default passwords for your IBM i system is obviously a bad security practice! Default passwords can be a significant security risk because they are often well-known and can be easily guessed by unauthorized users. On your IBM i system, profiles that have a default password …
IBM i HTTP Web Server Authentication using an IBM i User Profile and Password We tend to think of consuming a webservice (“connecting and reading from a webservice”) as something that is open to the public. But what if we want to add an extra level of authentication? How about we force the connection to …
The maximum password complexity on IBM i can be quite extensive, especially when using higher password levels. Here are the key points: Which raises the obvious question: How do I go about setting long IBM i passwords to match those in the Windows World? By setting the system to these higher levels, you can significantly …
Resetting forgotten IBM i (aka iSeries and AS400) passwords is a PITA! And I don’t mean PITA BREAD. So, a simple captcha style password reset, accessible from the user password signon screen has got to be a good idea… right? So, rather than the old “have you called the helpdesk to reset your password?” routine…. …
To avoid common IBM i password security exposures, consider these best practices: By following these practices, you can significantly enhance the security of your IBM i system.
...I wrote a data encryption routine a few years ago. In my ongoing mission to refactor my old utilities, I was looking at it this weekend thinking about ways to improve it: The basic premise behind my routine is to read a row of information from a file, perform encryption of said data based on …
Over recent years I’ve become increasingly focused on connecting IBM i Systems to the Internet – aka cloud for you trendy peeps. We live in an internet connected world and the requirements for a business to plug their back-office Power Servers into this big cloud is rapidly becoming a standard. With the huge increase in …
Talking about an OBJECT in the IBMi world conjures up images of all kinds of wonderful screens defining object parameters: AS400 iSERIES and IBM i Object Authority Question: If a library has security for a user of *USE will this user be able to update files in the library and If files were created with …
As 2011 New Years Eve came and went I spent a long time considering what my core personal resolutions should be: Eat Less, Exercise More, Speak Less, Think More. Obviously I have my slightly more extravagant resolutions which are bound to fail: Take up Aikido, Become a Wine Connoisseur, Learn how to write Android & iPad …
Today, I was talking *techie* to a colleague in I.T. who still calls the IBMi Operating System – ‘The AS/400’. *sigh* We bumped over a few technology sleeping policemen during the conversation. Software is easy to upgrade. Mindsets are sometimes overlooked. This reminded me of the importance of keeping our skill sets current. If we …
