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Session title: Exploit Certificates and eliminate tiresome password-pains in z/OS and USS
Session abstract: Certificates are a key technology these days for authentication, authorization and encryption. If you joined last year’s presentation “Understand, manage and love Certificates in z/OS and USS” you already know how certificates are used in z/OS and USS for secure connections. This presentation will start with a brief recap and I’ll introduce best practices for certificate lifecycle management.
I’ll also introduce you to certificate authentication, replacing login credentials with certificates. This is a great opportunity to finally eliminate the never-ending story of having to change passwords, trying to make them fit continuously increasing complexity demands and also remembering the right password that’s currently valid for a certain login. With your personal certificate you don’t even have to bother about logins anymore, while bringing your authorization to the next level. The same applies to server/services interaction – of course nobody has functional users with stale passwords anymore 😉 and certificates are one of the most reliable and secure ways for server-server authentication.
Speaker bio: Ulf Heinrich specialized in Db2 recovery and operations, managing cost reduction and 24×7 operations. As a consultant at large customer sites, he has implemented database maintenance procedures and recovery strategies, and also experienced the pitfalls of recovery scenarios under real-world recovery pressure. Ulf contributes to the ZOWE community since day one and helps customers implementing, customizing and managing modern zOS/USS solutions. His activities cover EMEA, as well as North America through SE’s U.S. subsidiary, SEGUS Inc. As a member of SE’s Request Board, he’s working closely with customers and the development labs. As a member of the TRIDEX.org Board of Directors he’s proud to support the Db2 community in the greater NY area.