Frequently Asked Questions

Are you able to answer the following questions?
Are you aware of these problems?

Is access to your IBM DB2/400 database files secured by menus for 5250 terminal sessions? And is entry of IBM OS/400 commands prohibited?

Are you sure that access to your IBM DB2/400 data is controlled? PC-, DDM and TCP/IP FTP users have access to all files that are not data secured by object authority.

If you granted authority for each single user you should check if it is really sufficient. Data access via 5250 terminal is controlled by an application program. Via PC however, there is not such an intermediate program, so these users have complete access.

Are actual IBM DB2/400 data required on PC's or remote iSeries 400 (AS/400) systems? And therefore data access is allowed via file transfer, SQL, DDM, data queues or TCP/IP FTP?

Is it possible to steal or misuse your data by unauthorized reads or is it possible to destroy your data by replacing changed files uncontrolled or unintentional?

Do you like to offer the possibility of comfortable queries from IBM DB2/400 data via PC applications to your users? And for that you are using ShowCase Vista, Rumba file transfer or the new data access via SQL?

Is ODBC access allowed via applications like Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Excel or Access?

Do you really know at what time and to what kind of your IBM DB2/400 data your users have access?

Do you have an overview about the number of TELNET / 5250TELNET sessions every single PC user is working with?

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For all mentioned questions and problems PCSACC/400 provides an efficient, easy and secure solution.

PCSACC/400 only allows access that is stored within a security database. Object authority will not be changed, all existing IBM OS/400 programs will continue running without problems.

Within shortest time you will have complete control over your IBM DB2/400 data accesses.

Installation is easy. All accesses will automatically be registered and converted into access authority by command CVTPCSLOG for example every evening. By that, access authority can be specified (read, write, update and delete of records) and controlling can be achieved even on file member level.

Database access can be controlled as well as shared folders, IFS (Integrated File System), PC and remote OS/400 commands, data queues, all TCP/IP FTP/TFTP/REXEC (RUNRMTCMD via IP) functions and TCP/IP TELNET.

PCSACC/400 is based on OS/400 V4R3 and is tested up to i5/OS V6R1.

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