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Course description: Enabling i5/OS Network Security

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Overview

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Course code AS180 Skill level Intermediate
Duration 3.0 days Delivery type Classroom
(Hands-on labs)
Course type Public or Private on-site    
Public price USD $2,235.00 plus tax  

Learn about the network security features of OS/400. This course does not teach Firewall principles.

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Special note

IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

  • Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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Audience

This is an intermediate course i5/OS Network administrators who implement the native security functions and who intend to implement and/or support i5/OS network security using Digital Certificate, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), IP filtering, Network Address Translation (NAT), and virtual private networking (VPN).

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Prerequisites

You should complete:

  • OS/400 V5.1 TCP/IP Basic Implementation (S6189) or (AS160)

or have the skills to install, configure, and maintain TCP/IP and its basic server functions on the OS/400 operating system.

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Skills taught

After completing this course, the you will be able to:

  • List the OS/400 functions of that can enhance security
  • Locate documentation resources available for OS/400 security features
  • Acquire a Digital Certificate from a Certificate Authority
  • Secure an FTP server using Operations Navigator, FTP exit programs and  the OS/400 Digital Certificate Manager
  • Secure Telnet
  • Configure and activate IP Filters
  • Define and activate NAT with OS/400
  • Define and configure VPN between OS/400 systems

Skills Taught:

  • Discuss the security concerns associated with enabling TCP/IP on the System i connected to the Internet, an intranet, or both
  • Secure an iSeries File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server using FTP exit programs or the FTP security functions of Operations Navigator
  • Implement SSL on an System i using Digital Certificate Manager
  • Acquire digital certificates from a public certificate authority or make the iSeries a private certificate authority.
  • Use Digital Certificate Manager to secure System i servers
  • Implement i5/OS Internet Protocol (IP) filters
  • Implement i5/OS network address translation
  • Implement i5/OS virtual private networking

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Course outline

  • TCP/IP security concerns
  • i5/OS FTP security exits
  • Securing applications other than Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with SSL
  • i5/OS IP filters
  • i5/OS network address translation
  • i5/OS virtual private networks

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