The Compliance Gap Between IBM i Administrators and Security Teams

The Compliance Gap Between IBM i Administrators and Security Teams

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…

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IBM i Object Ownership Chains: A Hidden Privilege Escalation Risk

IBM i Object Ownership Chains: A Hidden Privilege Escalation Risk

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…

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