VM:Secure Class Overview

Course Description

This five day hands-on workshop covers every facet of VM:Secure operation for programmers, directory managers, and system administrators. It emphasizes how to take full advantage of VM:Secure's many features. Optional hands-on exercises allow participants to practice commands and concepts.

Benefits

Learn how to:

• audit VM security quickly and easily
• keep users from linking to your minidisk.
• send messages to specific users at log-on time.
• define authorizations by group as well as by user.
• use (and understand) the RULES facility!
• increase security by removing all minidisk passwords.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with basic CMS commands and a basic understanding of the XEDIT editor.

Who Should Attend

Directory managers, system administrators and programmers.

Summary of Topics

• Directory management
• General overview and end usage
• Advanced and administrative items
• Extended security (the 'Rules' facility)
• Creating, tailoring, and evaluating Rules
• Subcommands and interfaces to other products

Instructors

The course is presented by VM:Secure experts who have implemented, used, and taught VM:Secure for many years. They are experienced seminar leaders who regularly make presentations at user group meetings and Sterling conferences.

Location

The course is taught onsite at customer locations only. Call 360-715-2467 to arrange a course to be taught at your site, using your VM:Secure system!

VM:Secure Course --- Table of Contents

Welcome!

• Agenda

Introduction

• Sources of Information

Installation Overview

• Related Userids

Control/Data Files

• VMRMAINT CONFIG
• VMSECURE MDISKS
• VMISTART COMMANDS
• Userid Skeletons and Directory Profiles
• VMSECURE CONFIG Files
• VMSECURE MANAGERS

Directory Management

• USER Menu
• MAINT Command
• VMCIPHER Utility
• API Commands
• ULIST Command
• ADMIN Command

VM:Secure with SFS

Rules Facility

• Access Control Interface
• Rules Database
• Rules Evaluation
• RULE Command
• CP Configuration Files

Rules Related Commands

• General User Commands
• Group Manager Commands
• System Admin Commands

Miscellaneous Topics

• Audit Database and Reporting
• Special Comments
• Component Interfaces
• User Exits

All courses include hands-on exercises and 30-day post course telephone support.

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