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Working with eTrust Access
Control and Unicenter AutoSys
Job Management
With the arrival of Unicenter AutoSys Job Management 4.5, an external security
methodology is now provided through eTrust Access Control (eTrust AC). By
utilizing eTrust AC, job scheduling administrators are able to provide a more
granular level of control towards defining job attributes and administer
application level control to ensure security and enforce standards. The purpose
of this guide is to describe the integration between eTrust AC and Unicenter
AutoSys Job Management as well as provide examples you can possibly find in
the real world. This document can be used in providing a quick start in
implementing an Unicenter AutoSys Job Management environment secured
through eTrust AC.
Architecture
eTrust AC as a standalone solution provides security to servers through a
client/server subscription model. Within an enterprise, an administrator installs
an eTrust server master database, otherwise referred to as a Policy Model
Database (PMDB). This eTrust server acts as the parent server for which eTrust
clients could subscribe to receive policy rules. eTrust clients store policy rules in
a local database, known as a seosdb. After an eTrust client is subscribed to an
eTrust Server, the PMDB pushes out all access control rules to the eTrust client
database (seosdb). The benefit of having such an architecture is that the security
administrator only needs to update the PMDB, and after doing so, the newly
created policy will be pushed out to all subscribed clients.
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