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MDSEC - The Application Security System for iSeries

MDSEC, the same product that prevents unauthorized access to MDXREF and MDCMS, may also be used to protect your own in-house iSeries applications.

The programmer simply describes an application function to MDSEC and then MDSEC assigns a security code to that function. The programmer then embeds a call to MDSEC's security checking function with the security code inside the necessary program(s) and a reply is given as to whether or not the user is authorized to the function.

The individual user authority levels can easily be set in seconds via the included security administration tools.

Authority levels handled by MDSEC

  • a user or group of users
  • an application or group of applications
  • general authority to an application's function
  • reduced authority to an application's function based on set limits (for example, the user is only allowed to delete an item if it has a value of less than 500).

Authorization List manager

The management of iSeries authorization lists is very cumbersome when done using the commands supplied by IBM. Included in MDSEC are the following tools for managing authorization lists:

  • search lists for a specific user
  • change or remove authorizations for all users in a list at once.
  • change or remove all lists for a user at once
  • map the authorization list entries for one user to another user or group of users.
  • create, edit or delete the lists themselves.

DDM Security

DDM stands for Distributed Data Management and provides a simple means for accessing and updating data on a target iSeries (System i) using programs running on a local iSeries system.

MDCMS, for example, uses DDM for synchronizing Project and Workflow information as well as for tracking object migrations across systems. If DDM is allowed to be used without sufficient security measures in place, then a significant risk exists that data could be read and manipulated by otherwise unauthorized persons.

The DDM Security feature of MDSEC provides the following features:

  • Filter access by user profile
  • Filter access by library
  • Filter access by individual files, data queues, or data areas
  • Filter by usage (view or update)
  • Filter by transaction types
  • Log some or all DDM transactions

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News

June 17, 2010: Midrange Dynamics is pleased to announce the availability of the new MDOpen plug-in for MDCMS.

MDCMS and the new MDOpen plug-in provide every function necessary to manage application changes for IBM i and multiplatform environments, including UNIX, LINUX, and .net development. MDCMS and MDOpen can be used with any Eclipse-based platform, and they are compatible with Rational Developer for Power Systems (formerly RDi). Midrange Dynamics customers are already successfully using MDCMS in conjunction with Rational ClearCase.

Press Release


June 15, 2010: Midrange Dynamics is pleased to announce the signing of a representation agreement with Synergivity Software in the US.

Based in Peterborough, NH, Synergivity Software is the North America competence center for Midrange Dynamics products and support. The Synergivity core team members each have from 6 to 25 years of Change Management experience in the IBM i arena and more than 7 years of Fortune 500 enterprise and business experience. The company’s extended technical resources are all experts in change management on the IBM i and beyond. 

Press Release

May 27, 2010: The MD Product Brochures and Case Studies have been updated to include the newest information available. The PDF documents can be downloaded here.

March 9, 2010: Secure Usage of DDM on System i with MDSEC 6.6!
See further details in product description on the left side.

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