Name: NEWLY ADDED SESSION: Securing Open Source on IBM i
Start: 2026-06-16T08:00:00+0200
End: 2026-06-16T09:00:00+0200

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NEWLY ADDED SESSION: Securing Open Source on IBM i

Tuesday June 16, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST

04 - RHÔNE 2

Open source software brings innovation, flexibility, and modern development tools to IBM i, but also new security responsibilities. In this session, Alan Seiden explains how to keep your IBM i environment safe while benefiting from open technologies. You’ll learn how to assess and strengthen your open source supply chain, including precautions for VS Code extensions and lessons from recent Node.js npm attacks. Alan will share practical guidance on patching and updating PHP and other open source components, defending against denial-of-service threats, and applying IBM i-specific measures and permissions. The session includes some of the latest developments in web and application security that every IBM i administrator and developer should understand to protect today’s connected systems.

Learning Objectives:

`- Evaluate and strengthen the open source supply chain. - Apply practical security measures for open source technologies on IBM i - Implement IBM i-specific hardening techniques

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Alan Seiden

Principal Consultant, Seiden Group

How to modernize and create something new while leveraging your valuable business logic. Supporting developers, mentoring, staff augmentation, architecture, development and programming. Seiden PHP+ Server for IBM i,
APIs, IBM i, open source, web, PHP, Node.js, Python, RPG, ERPs... Read More →

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Tuesday June 16, 2026 08:00 - 09:00 CEST
04 - RHÔNE 2

IBM i application development

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