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  • Basic Authentication Credentials are Encrypted with TLS

    You may have heard claims that HTTP “basic” authentication leaves credentials unencrypted and exposed. While it’s true that basic auth itself doesn’t encrypt credentials, this doesn’t matter in practice. Modern sites and APIs should be using HTTPS, which encrypts everything over the wire, protecting basic authentication credentials in transit.

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  • Controlling FTP with IBM i Function Usage

    The IBM i OS includes a feature called Function Usage that will let you control FTP. Function Usage controls who is allowed to connect with your system using FTP from a remote location, what FTP commands they are allowed to use and who can initiate an FTP session from your IBM i to a remote server.

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  • Journaling Data Areas

    Because data areas can be handled by multiple programs, it is often difficult to understand how a setting changed and when it happened. Did you know you can use IBM i journaling technology on data areas? Find out how to set this up and interpret the data.

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