Re: Security400 Digest, Vol 5, Issue 16

"Tony Perera" <[email protected]> Thu, 10 May 2007 15:43:09 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.comp.systems.as400.security
Message-ID <[email protected]>
   Steve
              Since you are using the profiles for batch only jobs, what you
   need to do is have the  Password set to *NONE this will stop the user
   profile from accidently getting *Disabled.   

            If the above solution will not work, you could  write a Password
   Validation Program to handle this scenario. add the validation program to
   system value QPWDVLDPGM  or you could attach exit program to
   QIBM_QSY_VLD_PASSWRD Exit Point

    

   Hope this helps     

            

   Tony

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     To: security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
     Subject: Security400 Digest, Vol 5, Issue 16
     Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:10 -0500
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     >Today's Topics:
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     > 1. Disabled Userids (Neeland, Steve)
     > 2. Re: Disabled Userids (Turnidge, Dave)
     > 3. Re: Disabled Userids (Jim Franz)
     > 4. Re: Disabled Userids (Jones, John (US))
     > 5. Re: Disabled Userids (Bruce Vining)
     > 6. Re: Disabled Userids (Neeland, Steve)
     > 7. Re: Disabled Userids (Mark S. Waterbury)
     > 8. Re: Disabled Userids (Wayne McAlpine)
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     >message: 1
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 08:14:20 -0500
     >from: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     >switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may be
     >entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only applications,
     >and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     >abends.
     >
     >Thanks!
     >Steve
     >
     >
     >
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     >
     >message: 2
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 08:17:23 -0500
     >from: "Turnidge, Dave" <DTurnidge-jXHaHu7tDRvNHyFk3Yt2uVaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     ><confused> You should ALWAYS disable a profile if an INVALID password
     is
     >entered... Do you mean "Password Expiration"? If so, GO SECTOOLS option
     >3 will resolve your problem.
     >
     >-----Original Message-----
     >From: security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
     >[mailto:security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neeland, Steve
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:14 AM
     >To: Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     >Subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     >switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may be
     >entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only applications,
     >and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     >abends.
     >
     >Thanks!
     >Steve
     >
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     >message: 3
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:23:34 -0400
     >from: "Jim Franz" <franz400-goaWJWIt5zpWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >The system value rules for # times bad password and what action
     >are global. But you can in the profile set this "batch-only" profile
     >to not expire to avoid an expire problem.
     >Set password to expired . . . . *NO
     >If it is "batch-only", then how did you hit this problem?
     >jim
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >To: "Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries"
     ><security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:14 AM
     >Subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     > >
     > > _______________________________________________
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     >message: 4
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:15:13 -0500
     >from: "Jones, John \(US\)" <John.Jones-4kQQZ61tH+/[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >I agree with the others .. Profiles used exclusively for batch
     >processing shouldn't be getting disabled unless someone is mis-using
     >them or you have some external process that's disabling them [like
     >ANZDFTPWD ACTION(*DISABLE)].
     >
     >That said there are workarounds. A band aid would be to have your batch
     >PGM call a PGM that adopts authority to a SECADM-level account and does
     >a CHGUSRPRF XXXXX STATUS(*ENABLED) PASSWORD(YYYYY) before the profile
     is
     >needed. Or put that code in some PGM that runs each day.
     >
     >But the real fix is to find what's disabling the profile and take care
     >of that. For instance, with the ANZDFTPWD command you can create a list
     >of profiles for the command to ignore. Or, if you see invalid signon
     >attempts for the profile, track down who is trying to use the batch
     >profile interactively.
     >
     >--
     >John A. Jones, CISSP
     >Americas Information Security Officer
     >Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
     >V: +1-630-455-2787 F: +1-312-601-1782
     >john.jones-4kQQZ61tH+/[email protected]
     >
     >-----Original Message-----
     >From: security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
     >[mailto:security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:24 AM
     >To: Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     >Subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >The system value rules for # times bad password and what action are
     >global. But you can in the profile set this "batch-only" profile to not
     >expire to avoid an expire problem.
     >Set password to expired . . . . *NO
     >If it is "batch-only", then how did you hit this problem?
     >jim
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >To: "Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries"
     ><security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:14 AM
     >Subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     >applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     > >
     > > _______________________________________________
     > > This is the Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     >(Security400)
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     >
     >message: 5
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:16:22 -0500
     >from: Bruce Vining <bvining-r/[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >In the July 2006 issue of System iNews there was an article "Watching
     for
     >Messages Made Easy" which monitored for a specific user profile being
     >disabled due to the number of invalid password attempts, and then
     >re-enabling that specific user profile. The article provided examples
     in
     >CL, RPG, COBOL, and C. The article is based on the V5R4 message watch
     >capability of i5/OS.
     >
     >Bruce Vining
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >"Jim Franz" <franz400-goaWJWIt5zpWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >Sent by: security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
     >05/09/2007 08:23 AM
     >Please respond to
     >Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     <security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >
     >
     >To
     >"Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries"
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     >cc
     >
     >Subject
     >Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >
     >The system value rules for # times bad password and what action
     >are global. But you can in the profile set this "batch-only" profile
     >to not expire to avoid an expire problem.
     >Set password to expired . . . . *NO
     >If it is "batch-only", then how did you hit this problem?
     >jim
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >To: "Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries"
     ><security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:14 AM
     >Subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     > >
     > > _______________________________________________
     > > This is the Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     (Security400)
     >
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     >
     >message: 6
     >date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:21:53 -0500
     >from: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >Haven't hit it yet - The application is being migrated from mainframe
     to
     >iSeries and they are concerned that their application will go down if
     >these two specific non-interactive userids get disabled somehow. I need
     >to check the effect of setting the password to *NONE on the batch
     >process and also the invalid password attempts. I've told them I doubt
     >there is a solution to this inquiry, but I needed to say I've
     researched
     >it.
     >
     >Like they say on the TV show The Office, "I'll check wikipedia.com. If
     >everyone in the world can contribute to it, you know you're only
     getting
     >the best answers...."
     >
     >
     >
     >-----Original Message-----
     >From: security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]
     >[mailto:security400-bounces-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Franz
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:24 AM
     >To: Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     >Subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >The system value rules for # times bad password and what action
     >are global. But you can in the profile set this "batch-only" profile
     >to not expire to avoid an expire problem.
     >Set password to expired . . . . *NO
     >If it is "batch-only", then how did you hit this problem?
     >jim
     >
     >----- Original Message -----
     >From: "Neeland, Steve" <[email protected]>
     >To: "Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries"
     ><security400-Zwy7GipZuJhWk0Htik3J/[email protected]>
     >Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 9:14 AM
     >Subject: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     >applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     > >
     > > _______________________________________________
     > > This is the Security Administration on the AS400 / iSeries
     >(Security400)
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     >message: 7
     >date: Wed, 09 May 2007 10:57:04 -0400
     >from: "Mark S. Waterbury" <[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >Hi, Steve:
     >
     >What about:
     > CHGUSRPRF USRPRF(xxxxxxxx) PWDEXPITV(*NOMAX)
     >
     >Regards,
     >
     >Mark S. Waterbury
     >
     > > Neeland, Steve wrote:
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     >
     >
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     >
     >message: 8
     >date: Wed, 09 May 2007 11:03:35 -0500
     >from: Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine-X8OPI3sHSaUKe0wr/JNZf/[email protected]>
     >subject: Re: [Security400] Disabled Userids
     >
     >Change the password to *NONE. You can still submit jobs to batch using
     >this profile, but it will never be disabled.
     >
     >Neeland, Steve wrote:
     > > Is anyone aware if a way exists to exempt a userid profile from
     > > switching to a *DISABLED status when too many invalid passwords may
     be
     > > entered? We have some special userids used for batch-only
     applications,
     > > and if they happened to get disabled the applications would return
     > > abends.
     > >
     > > Thanks!
     > > Steve
     > >
     >
     >
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