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As IBM partner, how can we get AIX ISOs for testing purpose?

  • 1.  As IBM partner, how can we get AIX ISOs for testing purpose?

    Posted Mon August 21, 2023 11:18 AM

    As an IBM partner, we develop AIX and Linux security software for users to use to make Info on AIX and Linux more secure than others: all other security software has big loopholes, for example, if you run openssl on AIX or Linux to encrypt a file, any one of the system admins can easily use the truss/strace command to attach to the process to capture the encryption key, and also the file name that needs be encrypted, from /proc/, can find the openssl command process' working directory, so can make a copy of the file before the user deletes it. There are many more software-based attacks all other security software can't combat. Our software can fix those problems, and our fcrypt software provides the autoenc/autodec tools for app to auto-encrypt a file as soon as it's generated, so will significantly improve the critical info security; the autodec is only usable by the account that has got the privilege delegation through our CaclMgr software. You would think if the person got the privilege delegation from the file owner can run autodec to decrypt the file, that owner would be able to decrypt the file without need the privilege delegation, so root account would be able to use "su account" to switch to the owner account, and then decrypt the file, but we have ways to make sure the owner can't decrypt the file autoenc created by the account him/herself.

    We want to get AIX 8.x ISO so that we can use a qemu to run it on the laptop, so that can show demo to others.

    Please let me know how to get the AIX ISOs.



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    Roger Gong
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  • 2.  RE: As IBM partner, how can we get AIX ISOs for testing purpose?

    Posted Tue August 22, 2023 01:09 PM

    As a valid BP, your tier will determine if you have access to things like the Software Access Catalog.  AIX images can be found there.  Can't give you a link since IBMers can't get into Partner+.

    Note: the current release of AIX is Version 7 Release 3.  IBM does not support running AIX under qemu on an x86 platform.

    A better option would be to use AIX natively in PowerVS: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/power-iaas?topic=power-iaas-about-virtual-server



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    Glen Corneau
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