DASD clearing, "Killing" an AS/400

["Steve Glanstein" <mic@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric:

Yes...a hacker can read this and find out how to "kill" an AS/400. Of
course, the hacker would have to either be a security officer, have
physical access including DST, or know a bunch of cryptology and MI
programming.

Frankly, one of the older IBM manuals provided a method to destroy the
operating system as a normal part of the CE's job. (It still works!) This
has since been removed but a knowledgable user with *ALLOBJ can really kill
the system.

SOAP BOX MODE(ON)

My concern about security and hacking the AS/400 is no longer focussed on
IBM nor on the publications in this list...It really is focussed on the
sloppy software vendors who give the public *ALL authority to files,
*ALLOBJ authority to a group profile, and/or sign on as security officer
with default passwords, etc.

SOAP BOX MODE(OFF)

Steve Glanstein
mic@aloha.com



> 
> Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 11:01:17 -0700
> From: eric <eric@tsoft.com>
> Subject: RE: Format DASD?
> 
>       You know, I've asked this question before and have never got a straight 
> answer from anyone including my IBM business partner.  Is there some 
> concern that a hacker will read this and find out how to "kill" an
AS/400? 
>  Surely there is something within SST that will do this.
> 
> Eric Kempter
> CommAir Mechanical Services, Inc.
> 
> 
> T. Jessica Miller wrote:
> 
> > I have a system that needs to be 'wiped clean' and I do not see the
best 
> way to
> > do this.  Is there a way to 'format' the drive so that I can do a fresh

> install
> > of OS/400 and be rid of all the old libs, usrprfs, docs, etc.?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jessica
> >

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