RACF

USERS

GROUP

KOIRUG

Kentucky-Ohio-Indiana RACF Users Group

 

General Information:

KOIRUG was created in 2003 to serve the professional education needs of the RACF community in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Our plan is to hold full-day meetings twice a year. KOIRUG will usually meet in the Cincinnati area.

 

 

Points of Contact:

Barb Rhoads, Cincinnati Financial

Bob Hansel, RSH Consulting, Inc.

Bill Bowles, Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

 

 

Upcoming Meeting:

 

Thursday, May 8, 2008                *** Sponsored by Infosec ***

 

Location: Cincinnati Financial Corporation

6200 S. Gilmore Rd., Fairfield, Ohio 45014

 

Time: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.          (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)

 

Cost: ** Free **

 

Agenda: WebSphere Application Server Security

     Mike Kearney, IBM

Roundtable Discussions

     Barb Rhoads & Bill Bowles, Moderators

CICS Command Security

     Doc Farmer, Infosec

Product & Services Presentation

     Robert Fake, Infosec

 

Presentation

Abstracts:

WebSphere Application Server Security

Mike Kearney is a WebSphere for z/OS security specialist with IBM's Washington Systems Center. Mike will review WebSphere security at the version 5 and 6 level. He'll discuss the RACF profiles involved and how they are generated. Authentication and authorization options for WebSphere will be covered. Mike will also describe WebSphere's evolution from System SSL to JSSE and the impact it will have on the future of WebSphere and RACF.

 

Roundtable Discussions

Time permitting, we will have discussions on the following topics (or other topics of the groups choosing - bring a list of topics you most want to discuss):

- Offshore Programming - Data Protection

- ID Provisioning Tools & RACF

- Rearchitecting RACF using Role-Based Access Groups

 

CICS Command Security

Generally there is a focus on the security of CICS transactions (especially those transactions supplied with CICS by IBM). However, there is less emphasis on the CICS commands which underlie certain CICS transactions (most especially, CEMT). This presentation will take a look at the overall risk factors in not properly segregating and protecting those transactions via RACF. It will take the current IBM segregation scheme and define it further into a more granular, more secure structure.

 

Product & Services Presentation

 

Registration:

Contact Bill Bowles

 - Phone: 614-222-6529

 - Email: bbowles@opers.org

 

Advanced Registration is requested to ensure sufficient refreshments and handouts are available.

 

Cancellation of prior reservations should be made by noon on Monday, May 5th.

 

Directions:

Cincinnati Financial is located on S. Gilmore a short distance north of the I-275 Cincinnati Beltway at Exit 39. Look for Forrest Park Exit North (Cincinnati Mills mall (Bass Pro Shop)). Cincinnati Financial is approximately one block north of the shopping mall on the right.

 

See www.mapquest.com for more information to get to the Cincinnati Financial. (This link takes you right to the site map.)

 

Park in any available spot in the front or rear of the building. Parts of the rear lot have been blocked off due to construction. You may need to park some distance out, but shuttles will be available.

 

See receptionist in main lobby upon entry to the building for instructions as to the location of the meeting.

 

Overnight

Accommodations:

Hampton Inn, located next door to Cincinnati Financial and the Cincinnati Mills Mall. Phone: 513-942-3440 

 

 

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