IBM Systems - z/VM - IBM

IBM System zCentralized authentication and user managementz/VMLinuxPAMLinuxPAMLinuxPAMITDS (LDAP)BFSorRACF• Consistency of user ID and passwordsmanagement across the user domain– Centralized, ID and passwords in one place, inRACF– No need for multiple servers each with its ownLDAP and authentication table• RACF reputation for security– Individual distributed authentication tables may betarget or hacking• Auditability of the entire user domainSMF auditSystem zLPARHW CryptoPAM = pluggable authentication modulePAMLinuxPAMLinuxPAMAnything thatuses thestandard Red Hator Novell PAM29 CMG Canada 2009-04-14IBM Systems