AIX Tip of the Week

Strengthening AIX Security

Audience: System Administrators

Date: July 23, 2002

As we all know, system security is an important topic these days. Creating a secure system requires a combination of "people, process, and products".

Here are a few of the security "products" built into the base AIX operating system, as well as a guideline for strengthening AIX security.

Strengthening AIX Security (base guidelines)
Strengthening AIX Security

AIX Security Whitepaper (lists integrated AIX security functions as well as add-on solutions)
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/library/aixsecwp.html

AIX Security Setup
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/doc_link/en_US/a_doc_lib/aixbman/baseadmn/security_setup.htm

IBM Redbooks
IBM Redbooks (Search "security + AIX")

AIX System Security Audit
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.techTips?refNo=90605195614808

Defining Restricted Logins
http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.techTips?refNo=90605221514612

Freeware (tools to check for common security exposures)
http://www.bullfreeware.com


Bruce Spencer,
baspence@us.ibm.com