Lesson 1: Platform Foundations and Security Architecture

This lesson develops practical understanding of platform foundations and security architecture for the Basics z/OS RACF Administration Training.

Topics Covered

• Core platform components, terminology, deployment roles, and security use cases
• Data sources, events, identities, assets, policies, and administrative interfaces
• Access control, user roles, authentication, permissions, and protected configuration
• Environment preparation, navigation, and baseline validation
• Common architecture and configuration checks

Lesson Outcome

Learners complete this lesson with the ability to explain, apply, validate, and troubleshoot the covered security workflow.