Secure Systems Secure Java

ClearPath and Java platform technologies combine traditional mainframe strengths with Open Source economics and flexibility to deliver the ultimate business-critical Java environment. An agile Java runtime environment with ClearPath security, reliability, availability, manageability and recoverability provides the ideal platform for you to leverage and extend your business-critical applications using Java.

Integrated Java and OS 2200 Security

The OS 2200 operating environment provides many security features that align and interoperate with the Java platform’s security model and specifications. Our integration of Java and OS 2200 security gives your Java-based applications exceptionally high, enterprise-class protection from virtually all known security vulnerabilities, when run on your ClearPath system.

• All Java Virtual Machine (JVM) access to files goes through the highly secure OS 2200 Common Internet File System (CIFS).
• Security events such as authentications, violations, file accesses and database accesses are logged in detail. This provides levels of auditability and accountability that far exceed the capabilities of Java EE implemented on other platforms.
• Both the Java environment and the OS 2200 native environment are protected by the comprehensive, architecturally based set of OS 2200 operating system and hardware security mechanisms. It is these mechanisms that prevent the unauthorized or accidental misuse of computer memory and processing instructions. They are not available in other Java EE implementations.

Take a Closer Look

Login modules are included with Java platform and OS 2200 security integration that comply with Java Authentication and Authorization Services (JAAS) and provide user-id/password authentication. Java EE role-based and OS 2200 security models are also integrated for authorization.

The Java EE container controls access to container objects, methods, etc. OS 2200 also controls Java platform access to applications, transactions, database components and other system resources.

OS 2200 access controls at the database level (such as database procedures, grant/revoke privileges and access control records) protect data objects, securing your data against a misbehaving or incorrect Enterprise Java Bean. These extra controls deliver security that exceeds any standard Java EE implementation.