DB2 for z/os: Using RACF [DSR]

This comprehensive ten-day 'Boot Camp' course provides an accelerated learning approach to the mainframe RACF security environment. The course is ideal for both systems programmers & security Administrators. RACF is covered in great detail, along with its use with z/OS, DB2 and UNIX System Services. On successfully completing this boot camp, attendees will have reached the skill level needed to enable them to efficiently and effectively carry out the tasks required of a systems programmer or security administrator in a z/OS environment 

10 Days

Hands-On

Private-Only

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• Introduction to RACF
• z/OS Technical Overview
• The RACF Database
• SETROPTS and RVARY
• RACF in a Sysplex
• The RACF Manuals
• Planning for Security
• The RACF Commands
• RACF Modules
• Group Structure
• Defining RACF Groups
• Defining Users
• Connecting Users to Groups
• Defining TSO Users
• Data Set Profiles
• General Resource Profiles
• Introduction to UNIX System Services 
• Users & Groups
• Superusers & UID/GID Management 
• Application Identity Mapping
• z/OS UNIX File Security
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Security for Daemons & Servers
• Interpreting Messages
• RACF & Digital Certificates
• Advanced General Resources 
• RACF & JES2/SDSF
• RACF Remote Sharing Facility
• Introduction to Db2 Security
• Defining the Db2 Subsystem to RACF
• Defining Db2 Objects to RACF 
• CICS Overview
• Setting up CICS RACF Security 
• IBM MQ Security Overview 
• MQ Access Control and RACF  
• Overview of WebSphere for z/OS
• WebSphere & J2EE Security Overview 
• Understanding the RACF Jobs  
• RACF Utilities  
• Auditing RACF 
• Auditing UNIX System Services Security Events 
• RACF Control Blocks
• RACF Macros
• RACF Exits

• 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
• 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
• Customize RACF to meet the requirements of their organization and its environment
• Describe how RACF interacts with USS, Db2 for z/OS and CICS
• 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
• Describe the necessary requirements to implement a secure UNIX System Services environment
• Administer file access
• List the RACF UNIX System Services General Resource Classes
• Move around the UNIX System Services environment and describe the use of shell
• Implement UNIX System Services commands
• Use file systems and ACLs
• Mount and un-mount HFS files
• Understand the use of superuser and UID(0)
• Describe Db2 security
• Understand terminology used with Db2 security
• Describe the necessary requirements to implement a secure RACF CICS environment
• Describe how CICS and Db2 security work together
• Describe the necessary requirements to implement a secure RACF WebSphere environment
• Describe the necessary requirements to implement a RACF MQ application

A firm grounding in the mainframe computing environment, including skills in TSO and JCL

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