System values: Security overview
You can use IBM® i security system values to control object, user, and system security values.
To access the security category of system values from IBM Navigator for i, select Configuration and Services and then select System Values.
IBM Navigator for i uses descriptive names for system values. The following table provides an overview of the security system values available in IBM Navigator for i (and their counterparts in the character-based interface).
| Name in IBM Navigator for i | Description of system value | Name in character-based interface |
|---|---|---|
| Allow these objects in . . . | This system value specifies where to allow user domain objects that bypass authority checking and cannot be audited. | QALWUSRDMN |
| Default authority for newly created objects in QSYS.LIB file system | This system value specifies the default authority for objects that do not specify the authority. | QCRTAUT |
| Allow server security information to be retained | This system value sets server security information to be retained. | QRETSVRSEC |
| Use registered exit programs to scan the root (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems | This system value specifies whether objects in the root (/), QOpenSys, and user-defined file systems should be scanned by exit programs registered with any of the integrated file system scan-related exit points. | QSCANFS |
| Scan control | This system value specifies scan control options. | QSCANFSCTL |
| Security level | This system value sets the level of security for your system. | QSECURITY |
| Allow use of shared or mapped memory with write capability | This system value specifies whether users are allowed to use shared memory or mapped memory stream files. | QSHRMEMCTL |
| Secure Sockets Layer cipher specification list | This system value defines the System SSL cipher specification list. | QSSLCSL |
| Secure Sockets Layer cipher control | This system value specifies whether the system or a user controls the SSL cipher specification list (QSSLCSL) system value. | QSSLCSLCTL |
| Secure Sockets Layer protocols | This system value specifies the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols supported by the System SSL. | QSSLPCL |
| Users who can cause programs to use adopted authority from calling programs | This system value specifies which users can work with programs with adopted authorities. | QUSEADPAUT |