IBM i 7.4: Security Enhancements Pave the Way to Valuable Features
Summary
In particular, the 7.4 update offers some essential features for ensuring the most secure IBM i environment possible, including enhanced hashing for SQL queries, improved system tools, passwords, and more. If you have been waiting to make the move, now may be a great time to start planning the upgrade (so long as testing demonstrates that critical applications will remain stable in the new environment). In this case, the newest version delivers capabilities which provide benefits to the IT organization and business security, all while ensuring continued support for years to come. Variable and auto dimension array support have been added to the SQL precompiler, which allows for more flexibility, making it easier to handle incoming data. In 7.2 and later 7.3, IBM added a switch to select whether applications should employ SQE or the previous method, available through a query options file (QAQQINI) setting.
