RE: Why do software companies always want ALLOBJ

["MCPARTLAND, Stan" <stanley.mcpartland@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Marie,

I have found that most software vendors who rely on *ALLOBJ authority do not
understand security or it is very low on their list of priorities.  The
following is a list of some of the security items we look at in a vendor's
software.  While these requirements won't rule out a vendor, they do have
weight.  If we select software from a vendor who does not understand
security, we do not use their install routines and/or their security.  We
will build our own install routines for their software and if necessary
secure the software ourselves.  Time consuming, but must be done to maintain
system security.

Security implementation must include...
- secure command line access and control of access to systems commands and
menus.
- no hidden, undocumented access to the system.
- no switching of user profile handles.
- secure use of adoptive authority and user profiles on JOBD's.
- no second level passwords and user profiles.
- There must be no dependence on *ALLOBJ authority adoption. The application
software must not require *ALLOBJ authority to install.
- Objects must be owned by a non-IBM provided user profile.

Regards,
Stan

-----Original Message-----
From: Graziano, Marie [mailto:mgraziano@badgermeter.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:37 AM
To: 'Midrange'
Subject: Why do software companies always want ALLOBJ


I am currently working with a software vendor that is asking for the userid
for the software to have ALLOBJ.  Now we all know that this is a very very
bad move.  However, in order to get the product up and running I had to do
it.  What are other companies doing?  And why do the software vendors not
understand what ALLOBJ is and does.  IF the user id was not used to sign in,
then I would not have a problem, but the software signs in with the userid
each day.

Marie Graziano

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