Understanding RACF [3092]

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.

1 Day

Hands-On

$770

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•  Introduction to RACF 
• Planning for RACF 
• RACF Group Structure
• Defining Users to RACF 
• Defining Data Sets to RACF 
• Defining General Resources 
• Maintenance & Housekeeping 

• 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 

Attendees should have a clear understanding of z/OS at a conceptual level 

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 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 

3 Days

Hands-On

$2350

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• z/OS Security Overview
• RACF Overview
• Enabling RACF
• RACF General Resources
• RACF Utilities Tables & Exits
• Auditing RACF

• 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

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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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.

3 Days 

Hands-On

$2250

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• What is RACF?
• Defining TSO Users
• Advanced General Resources
• RACF & JES2/SDSF
• RACF & Digital Certificates
• RACF Remote Sharing Facility 
• Security Labels
• SETROPTS and RVAR

• 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

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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