Setting Firewall Rules for Native Objects

Firewall can filter activity in different ways for the different categories of native objects.

To select the object types, select 4. Native Objects on the main Firewall screen (STRFW > 4).

The Native Object Security screen appears.

​ GSNTVMNU​                  ​  Native Object Security ​                  ​ Firewall​                                                              ​ System:​  ​ RLDEV   ​  ​ Select one of the following:​                                                                                                                                     ​ Definitions                       ​     ​ Rule Wizard                 ​            ​  1. Files                       ​       ​ 41. Create Working Data Set    ​         ​  2. Libraries                   ​       ​ 42. Work with Rule Wizard      ​         ​  3. Data Queues                 ​                                                ​  4. Printer Files               ​       ​ Pre-select Files for DB-OPEN    ​        ​  5. Programs                    ​       ​ 51. Work with Pre-select    ​            ​  6. Commands                    ​       ​ Sets OBJAUD for improved performance​                                                                                     ​  9. Command Exceptions          ​                                                                                                                                 ​ Reporting                       ​       ​ IASP/library* Rules​                     ​ 11. Display Native Object Log​          ​ 61. Work with IASP/generic* Lib Names​                                                                                                                                                                     ​ Selection or command                  ​                                          ​ ===>​                                                                                                                                                           ​  ​ F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F9=Retrieve   F12=Cancel                                ​  ​ F13=Information Assistant  F16=System main menu                                 ​                                                                               ​  ​

To add and modify filter rules based on files, type 1 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 File Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Native Files.

To add and modify filter rules based on libraries, type 2 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 Library Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Libraries.

To add and modify filter rules based on data queues, type 3 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 Data Queue Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Data Queues.

To add and modify filter rules based on printer files, type 4 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 Print File Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Printer Files.

To add and modify filter rules based on programs, type 5 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 Program Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Programs.

To add and modify filter rules based on commands, type 6 and press Enter. The Work with Native AS/400 Command Security screen appears, as shown in Setting Firewall Rules for Commands.

To add and modify filter rules based on command exceptions, type 9 and press Enter. The Work with Command Exceptions screen appears, as shown in Creating Exceptions to Command Filtering Rules.

To pre-select files for DB-OPEN, type 51 and press Enter. The Pre-select Files for DB-OPEN screen opens, as shown in Pre-selecting Files for DB-OPEN.

To substitute filter rules for objects in a policy library for objects in specified other libraries, type 61 and press Enter. The Work with IASP/generic* Lib Names screen appears, as shown in Substituting Firewall Rules for Native Objects with Rules from a Policy Library.