1. Product Guide
Security Level 40
Are you ready to Lock Down your Security Solution?
For System i, IBM has stated that any value of QSECURITY less than 40 is not
secure. IBM recommends that this setting should be at level 40 or higher
Feel Secure with because there are several well-known exposures at security level 30.
Clear Technologies
Your Trusted IT Advisor
Out of the 197 systems reviewed,
32% are at system security level 30 or less.
Benefits
• Obtain additional Clear Solution
integrity protection The Clear Technologies services team will:
without affecting system • Enable the Security Audit Journal on your System i if it is not already active.
performance • Analyze the Security Audit Journal to determine if applications are
compatible with security level 40.
• Plug level 10, 20, and 30 • Deliver a report that lists any application programs that have integrity
security holes exposures that would fail at security level 40.
• Offer assistance to correct applications that are identified to have
integrity exposures.
• Change the QSECURITY system value to level 40 and restart (IPL) the System i.
• Provide support after the security is increased to security level 40.
• Be available to assist with any issues that are found as a result of changing
to security level 40.
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