Operating Systems: i5/OS
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Hardening security configurations
There are several methods used to to protect the WebSphere
Application Server infrastructure and applications from different forms of
attack. Several different techniques can help with multiple forms of attack.
Sometimes a single attack can leverage multiple forms of intrusion to achieve
the end goal.
Overview
For example, in the simplest case, network sniffing can be used to
obtain passwords and those passwords can then be used to mount an application-level
attack. The following issues are discussed in IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: WebSphere Application
Server V5 advanced security and system hardening:
Procedure
- Take preventative measures to protect the infrastructure.
- Make applications less vulnerable to attack.
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Related tasks
Tuning, hardening, and maintaining
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