Securing your Telnet and FTP sessions in z/OS

This intensivel one day course is highly practical and covers the setting up and testing of SSHD and SFTP in z/OS. The coursealso explains how the connections work and how all the data is logged in SYSLOGD.

This course is available world-wide for one-company presentations, either on-site or live, over the Internet via RSM's Virtual Clasroom Environment service.

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

describe and define the Telnet server: SSHD
describe and define the operation and customisation of the FTP server and its major security features
explain the differences between SFTP and FTPS
describe and define SYSLOGD.

Who Should Attend

Experienced z/OS network technicians and systems programmers

Prerequisites

A sound grasp of TCP/IP in a z/OS environment is essential. An understanding of both RACF and RESOLVER is also required.

Duration

1 day

Fee (per attendee)

£660 (ex VAT)

This includes free online 24/7 access to course notes.

Hard copy course notes are available on request from rsmshop@rsm.co.uk

at £50.00 plus carriage per set.

Course Code

ZTEL

SSHD

SSHD UNIX file; SSHD - Using ICSF and /dev/random); SSHD - Creating configuration files; SSHD - Creating SSHD server keys; SSHD - Set up SSHD server userids; SSHD - Create SSHD server started task; SSHD - TCP configuration; SSHD - Verify z/OS DNS / Resolver operation.

FTP

The FTP server; FTPS and SFTP; Pros and cons of FTPS and SFTP; Customising the FTP.DATA dataset; Customising the PROFILE & SERVICES datasets; Starting FTP.

SYSLOGD

SYSLOGD -/dev/console and /dev/log; SYSLOGD - create the syslog daemon configuration file; SYSLOGD - create empty syslog output file; SYSLOGD - port and services assignments; SYSLOGD started task JCL; OMVS startup; SYSLOGD RACF definitions.