Have you ever seen IBM enterprise servers displayed in a museum? When people think about museums in Jakarta, they often picture Indonesia’s rich cultural heritage, colonial architecture, or national history. However, tucked away in the heart of Jakarta’s Old Town (Kota Tua) is a museum that deserves a place on every IBM i professional’s bucket…
IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) – Restricting Features IBM i Access Client Solutions is a very powerful tool — and that’s exactly the problem. When you roll out IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) to your organization, handing every user the default, wide-open application is a massive security risk. Right out of the box,…
IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) – Deployment Methods and Deployment Wizard IBM i Access Client Solutions is a very powerful tool — and that’s exactly the problem. When you roll out IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) to your organization, handing every user the default, wide-open application is a massive security risk. Right out…
If you manage, administer, or develop on IBM Power Systems, you know that interacting with IBM i requires robust and reliable tooling. You’ve probably used older tools like IBM i Access for Windows. But things have changed. Today, IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) serves as the definitive standard interface for modern, flexible, and cross-platform…
Homomorphic Encryption on IBM i, We successfully validated the execution of it on the IBM i Power Systems architecture. By utilizing the PASE (Portable Application Solutions Environment) and Python 3.9, I transitioned from basic encryption tests to a comprehensive “Secure Payroll” simulation. Initially, I attempted to install TenSEAL on IBM, but I encountered an error….
IBM i Encryption Key Management is evolving beyond traditional platform-bound approaches, as organizations seek stronger control over how encryption keys are generated, stored, and used. While IBM i provides robust native encryption capabilities, modern security architectures increasingly demand centralized and scalable solutions. With the enforcement of regulatory frameworks such as the Central Bank of Sri…
For over a decade, the IBM i community has looked to the annual marketplace survey to benchmark trends and plan for the future. The 2026 IBM i Marketplace Survey Results by FORTRA, representing the viewpoints of 320 IBM i professionals worldwide, reveals a significant shift in the landscape. While stability and reliability remain the platform’s…
The IBM i community recently welcomed a new member to its open-source family: Mapepire. Named after a South American pit viper (pronounced MAH-pup-ee), this tool isn’t something to fear. In fact, it’s a venomous strike against the legacy headaches often associated with database connectivity. It addresses the complexities of traditional ODBC and JDBC drivers, offering…
In the world of enterprise IT, the IBM i (formerly AS/400) is a powerhouse of reliability. However, it often exists as an island. On one side, you have the IBM i Administrators, the guardians of uptime and performance. On the other, the Security and Compliance Officers, the guardians of data integrity and regulatory standards. IBM…
IBM i security discussions usually focus on special authorities, exit programs, and object-level permissions. Very few discussions go deep into object ownership chains, even though they can silently bypass carefully designed authority models. Ownership chains exist by design. They simplify application execution. But in real environments—especially legacy-heavy systems—they create unintended privilege escalation paths that remain…
