This chapter discusses the security concepts that are important in running Siebel Business Applications on DB2 for z/OS. This chapter also describes the roles and permissions you require to implement the Siebel application on DB2 for z/OS and to set up a connection between the Siebel Server and the Siebel DB2 for z/OS database.

For a general discussion of Siebel architecture, including a discussion of supported client types, refer to Siebel Deployment Planning Guide and Siebel Installation Guide for the operating system you are using.

This chapter describes the following topics:

• About Siebel Application Data Security
• Operating System Security
• Password Change and Expiration
• About Changing Passwords from Client Machines
• z/OS Security
• Data Transmission Security for Siebel Clients
• Required Authorizations