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    Move settings of password phrase rules from ICHPWX11-exit to RACF SETROPTS

    Today we use the Exit ICHPWX11 to manage our rules for RACF Password Phrases (e.g. length of Password Phrase, valid Characters). Unfortunately the exit is not supported by IBM. A sample is delivered with SYS1.SAMPLIB, but the most current version ...
    about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Future consideration

    Log RACF keyring and certificate usage to enable proper validation and auditing

    Determining whether a RACF keyring or any RACF certificate is still in use by an application (e.g., started task, batch job, etc.) is a very challenging task. Neither RACF nor other components like zERT generate SMF records that capture the usage ...
    11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    Avoid Remote VL CP Penalties By Utilizing Local Resources When Drawer Fit Fails

    On IBM z16 servers, we have observed a significant increase in the cost of accessing data/memory located in a remote drawer. In certain scenarios, this can result in a notable increase in CPI, leading to an LPAR’s CPU utilization doubling -or even...
    6 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 1 Future consideration

    Enable System Recovery Boost for DMR Events Triggered By Drawer Swaps

    On IBM z16 servers, we have observed a significant increase in the cost of accessing data/memory located in a remote drawer. In certain scenarios, this can result in a notable increase in CPI, leading to an LPAR’s CPU utilization doubling -or even...
    6 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 1 Future consideration

    Have the possibility to pass directly from password to passphrase authentication when you need to change your password.

    For upgrade the security, the company decides to switch from password authentication to passphrase authentication . For the moment the RACF administrator removes the password and sets up the passphrase for the UID. But the administrateur have ta s...
    5 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    RACF - RSA 8192-bit Modulus CCA service updates

    Recently support of 8192-bit modulus for RSA has been released for CCA services. Please see as well the IBM blogpost here: https://community.ibm.com/community/user/blogs/richard-kisley1/2025/06/26/cca-84-for-ibm-z17-z16-ml-kem-ml-dsa#:~:text=ICSF%...
    5 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    Listuser command allows for 'enumeriation' of valid userids

    As seen below. When one does a "LU <EXISTING USER>" you get the message : "NOT AUTHORIZED TO LIST IBMUSER"When the user it not present on the system, you get the message "UNABLE TO LOCATE USER ENTRY NOTHERE" It would be better if the reply i...
    over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

    Ability to configure a log off on idle user (automatic logoff after timeout) on the HMS/SE

    Our customer was asking for this option - is it available - how can it be activated/ deactivated (case TS018530378) It appears it is not possible to configure and idle user to be logged off from the HMC/SE - for me it makes perfect sense to have t...
    9 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Allow custom TCP Ports for SFTP Boot

    HMC should allow to add custom TCP Ports to boot from an SFTP source. At the moment, it just uses TCP Port 22 but when the customer runs his SFTP/SSH Server on a non-standard Port, the HMC is not able to connect.Ideally the HMC allows entries like...
    7 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link 0 Future consideration

    Improve the quality of the exit passphrase

    Around the world, requirements are increasing for password length and complexity. Why don't include some rules in the exit ? For Example : Non-trivial password and passphrase of at least 15 characters that must include letters, numbers, special ch...
    2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

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