External Security connections controller for IBM i
Rating: 10 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
Help systems Powertech [Exit Point Manager for IBM i] [is] helpful to monitor the external connections that are coming to IBM i. It helps to control FTP, ODBC, SQL, JDBC and remote commands. Monitoring and controlling exit point traffic help restrict data access to the authorized users only. We can restrict the unauthorized access and organization security breaches.
Pros
- Restricted FTP users
- ODBC/JDBC connection restrictions
- Exit Point Security Performance, Flexibility
Cons
- Adding a user to the exit point manger and then specifying the same user to restrict for particular service is bit complex i feel, instead of that making only one entry to restriction would be good.
- All Features are good
- Can maintain all systems from central system.
Likelihood to Recommend
As specified earlier, the product is very helpful to monitor the FTP, ODBC, JDBC, SQL and remote commands. What queries are coming to the system and who is issuing the commands so that we can analyze the and restrict their access if its not required. It helped us catch [a lot of] unauthorized users.
