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Understanding RACF [3092]
OVERVIEW
This one-day course is the ideal introduction to IBM's RACF, and is suitable for all technicians, administrators, support personnel and managers who will come across RACF in their daily work. It is also an ideal introduction to RACF for Systems Programmers and those training to be RACF Administrators. The course clearly explains the concepts and terminology of RACF and introduces all the major RACF commands.
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
1 Day
Hands-On
$770
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- Introduction to RACF
- Planning for RACF
- RACF Group Structure
- Defining Users to RACF
- Defining Data Sets to RACF
- Defining General Resources
- Maintenance & Housekeeping
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Identify the need for security in business information systems
- Explain all major RACF commands
- Explain data set and general resources
- Understand how to connect users to groups
- Understand the dataset related commands to manage both discrete and generic profiles
- Understand the commands to manage general resources
- Describe the audit facilities available in RACF
- Use & explain the operation of the SETROPTS management commands
PREREQUISITES
Attendees should have a clear understanding of z/OS at a conceptual level
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RACF For z/OS Systems Programmers [RAZO]
OVERVIEW
This course provides a detailed insight into the technical architecture of RACF & z/OS. The class describes and explains how RACF is implemented and how it can be customized using standard RACF facilities
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
3 Days
Hands-On
$2450
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- What is RACF?
- z/OS Technical Overview
- The RACF Database
- RACF in a Sysplex
- RACF Modules
- RACF Utilities
- RACF Control Blocks
- RACF Macros
- RACF Exits
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe the RACF architecture, its components and facilities
- Customize RACF to meet the requirements of their organization and its environment
- Describe how RACF interacts with USS
- Describe and use all of the RACF Utilities
- Identify how the operation of RACF changes when running in a parallel sysplex
- Describe and explain the IPL process and the security issues associated with facilities such as APF, PPT, System Exits and Linklist
- Describe the components of the RACF database
PREREQUISITES
Attendees should have a full understanding of RACF at a conceptual level and be familiar with all of the RACF commands and how they are utilized. This can be achieved by attending the courses RACF Administration & Auditing [MRFA] and Advanced RACF Administration [RAAD]
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RACF For Auditors [RACA]
OVERVIEW
This course is designed to provide a detailed insight into how to audit a z/OS environment with RACF enabled. The course describes and explains how RACF is implemented within a z/OS environment and the required security controls. The course also outlines areas z/OS where security exposures may be encountered
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
3 Days
Hands-On
$2350
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- z/OS Security Overview
- RACF Overview
- Enabling RACF
- RACF General Resources
- RACF Utilities Tables & Exits
- Auditing RACF
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe the key parmlib members that impact security
- Describe the significance of Authorized Libraries
- Describe the significance of SMF data for audit purposes
- Explain the RACF group structure
- Explain how RACF is enabled and controlled and the significance to auditing
- Explain how RACF protects general resources and the auditing implications
- Describe the RACF utilities, tables and exits
- Be able to interpret DSMON reports
- Explain the audit information produced in SMF records
PREREQUISITES
Attendees should have a clear understanding of z/OS at a conceptual level, TSO, JCl & RACF, which can be gained by attending the following courses
- The Mainframe Computing Environment [IN]
- z/OS Concepts and Facilities [1011]
- TSO/ISPF Users Workshop [MTSO]
- z/OS JCL - Boot Camp [TMTQ]
- Understanding RACF [3092]
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RACF Administration & Auditing [MRFA]
OVERVIEW
This four-day, hands-on class is the definitive RACF course for technicians and administrators. The course, designed and written by RACF specialists, is regularly revised and updated to reflect new functionality and features in the RACF and z/OS environments.
It introduces and explains the concepts, terminology, commands, and procedures involved in administering and auditing RACF. All significant aspects of day-to-day RACF administration and auditing are fully covered. To ensure full understanding, a number of realistic practical exercises are performed during this course.
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
4 Days
Hands-On
$2550
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- Introduction to RACF
- The RACF Manuals
- Planning for Security
- Group Structure
- The RACF Commands
- Defining RACF Groups
- Defining Users
- Connecting Users to Groups
- Data Set Profiles
- General Resource Profiles
- Auditing RACF
- RACF Utility Programs
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Explain the need for security in business information systems
- Describe how RACF meets business information systems security needs
- Design a group structure to meet their installation's requirements
- Explain & use RACF commands
- Describe the effect of the various group profile related parameters
- Explain the management and use of the various non-RACF segments in user profiles
- Connect users to groups and manage the assigned group authorities
- Use the data set related commands to manage both discrete and generic profiles
- Manage general resources
- Use and explain the operation of the basic setropts management commands
- Use and interpret the output of the Data Security Monitor
- Use the database unload utility, cross reference utility, remove id utility, database verification utility, database split/merge/extend utility, and the database block update utility
- Run and interpret auditing reports
PREREQUISITES
Attendees should have a clear understanding of z/OS and a working knowledge of TSO/ISPF and JCL is also required
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Advanced RACF Administration [RAAD]
OVERVIEW
This three-day, hands-on course is the natural follow-on to the definitive 'RACF Administration & Auditing' course for all RACF Administrators. It enables attendees to build on the knowledge and skills they have gained previously with further advanced skills and techniques. In this course experienced RACF Administrators will learn how to handle the more technically challenging aspects of using RACF in today's z/OS environments.
COURSE DURATION & PRICE
3 Days
Hands-On
$2250
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
- What is RACF?
- Defining TSO Users
- Advanced General Resources
- RACF & JES2/SDSF
- RACF & Digital Certificates
- RACF Remote Sharing Facility
- Security Labels
- SETROPTS and RVAR
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- Describe and explain in detail the RACF architecture, its components and facilities
- Understand and use the SETROPTS and RVARY command to manipulate the RACF options and database
- Use Advanced General Resources classes
- Define users to use TSO and SDSF
- Define the parameters needed to set up security for JES2
- Describe the facilities provided by RRSF
- Describe the B1 Security parameters including Security labels, levels and categories
- List what facilities RACF provides for Digital Certificates
PREREQUISITES
Attendees should have a clear understanding of RACF at both the conceptual and practical level. All should have attended the RACF Administration & Auditing [MRFA] course
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