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Allow otel.resource.attributes and otel.exporter.otlp.headers labels to be configurable

At UBS, it is mandatory to include billing information and software owner identification when sending data to our OTEL Landing Zone. This is achieved by setting the otel.resource.attributes and otel.exporter.otlp.headers fields. Without these attr...
3 months ago in z/OS / Advanced Data Gatherer Delivered

Change CDA (Cloud Data Access) to allow MD5 check-summing as per AWS S3 standards for locked objects.

Trying to write to locked objects is being refused to to the lack of MD5 checksumming.
8 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access Delivered

Clarify and Enhance zIIP Boost Behavior Under System Recovery Boost

The System Recovery Boost (SRB) feature, introduced with IBM z15, is designed to provide additional CPU capacity during recovery operations, such as IPLs or middleware restarts. One of the core capabilities of SRB is the zIIP Boost, which is descr...
10 months ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous Delivered

Support CMACZERO Algorithm for Key Checksum Value

Our customer generates all their keys on a platform that uses CMACZERO for the KCV. With no support for CMACZERO when entering AES keys on the TKE, they're not assured of correct key entry during an injection ceremony.
about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / TKE Workstation Delivered

Provide mechanism to view security environment of every address space in System.

Need utility to view security environment of address spaces. This should include as a MINIMUM the RACF user assigned to the address space. However, other items such as the readable items in the ACEE, attributes (SPECIAL, OPERATIONS and so on), POE...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Delivered

Add a DD card for LIST to have the ability to format the report and use it by sorting tools

If I do not know in advance the name of the file in the Bucket (if it is time-stamped or if it has a random variable part in its name) I cannot recover it unless I make a LIST + identify the file to be taken. This LIST returns the contents of the ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access Delivered

Add HSTS Headers to ALL HTTP Responses in HMC Web Services REST API

The HMC Web Services REST API currently does not include the HSTS (HTTS Strict Transport Security) headers in all HTTP responses. This causes security scans (e.g., tools like Nessus or Qualys) to flag the HMC web server for non-compliance with mod...
about 1 year ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE)/IBM Resource Link Delivered

Enhancement on SDSF SMSV Panel

It is good to add 2 more columns showing the VTOC used percentage and Fragmentation Index on the panel SMSV.
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SDSF Delivered

Delete AboutPage.jsp link from Welcome Page on z/OSMF

This AboutPage is a huge security problem because a guest can see a lot of informations that he don't have to know
about 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Delivered

Create a SMF security violation for failures on BPX.SUPERUSER so installations can use it to detect possible hacks or attacks.

Please refer to case: TS017997103 for additional information Our intent was to audit the usage of the "su" command, and subsequent access granted once a user has switched user. Primarily we want to audit the "su" to ROOT userid. Thinking we could ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / USS Delivered

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