Managing Digital Certificates
Duration
3 hours
Overview
The “Managing Digital Certificates” course discusses how digital certificates are used to provide authentication in a z/OS environment, with initial content describing how to plan for their use. Details discussing how digital certificates are created and managed are then provided.
Audience
Application programmers, systems programmers, database administrators, security administrators and anyone requiring knowledge about how user access is defined using RACF on the z/OS platform.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the “Introduction to RACF” course or equivalent knowledge.
Objectives
- After completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain how digital certificates are used to provide secure access
- Describe the process of setting up a certificate environment
- Use the RACDCERT command to manage digital certificates
- List tasks required to maintain a digital certificate environment
Course Content
Introduction to Digital Certificates
Public-Key Cryptography
Digital Certificates
Digital Certificate Formats
How Digital Certificates are Used in a z/OS Environment
Planning a Digital Certificate Environment
Creating and Managing Digital Certificates
RACF Certification Generation Process
The RACDCERT Command
Creating a Digital Certificate
Managing Digital Certificates
Digital Certificate Administration Tasks
DIGTCERT General Resource Profiles
Using RACF to Manage Key Rings of Stored Digital Certificates
Renewing an Expiring Digital Certificate
Managing Digital Certificates Mastery Test

This course is part of
the IBM Digital Badge Program
Interskill - Mainframe Security
RACF – Expert

This course is part of
the IBM Digital Badge Program
Interskill - Mainframe Systems Auditor
RACF – Experienced
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