3.4 The Results

This evaluation scenario demonstrates how Management and Security Server can be used to meet a company’s security requirements when managing a domain user’s access to the mainframe.

Specifically, the administrator is able to

  • integrate mainframe authorization with Windows Single Sign-On — the existing Identity Access Management (IAM).

  • upgrade to TLS 1.2 — without disrupting the business processes.

  • reinforce security — without jeopardizing usability.

The user

  • is able to log on as usual, access a secure mainframe session, and begin working.

  • is not able to alter settings that were locked down.

In production, a similar approach can be used to secure and manage thousands of workstations.

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