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Strategic Infrastructure Convergence Grid (SICG)

Strategic Infrastructure Convergence Grid (SICG) IBM / DARPA Advanced Research Submission 100-Claim Integrated Systems Framework Founder Visionary: Tyrone Bostick Research Classification: Conceptual Strategic Infrastructure Research Framework Focu...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Core Infrastructure Not under consideration

"New Password/Pass Phrase Invalid" message should appear after the first attempt

In a change Password/Pass Phrase process, you must enter it twice, and after this second reenter, RACF can show you the "New Password/Pass Phrase Invalid" message if the new password or password phrase does not meet the security policies defined i...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

z/OS Unix commands for RACF

Just like ZOAU did with a lot of z/OS functionality it would be useful if RACF had Unix commands, it would be a good opportunity to undo the dumb design descisions the original commands had by not repeating them with the Unix commands as well. I o...
4 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Reinstate the Servepac Dialogs for product upgrade and installation

This is from a conversation between myself and other IBM tech's. My main objective is in hoping that someday, my complaint about the removal of ServerPac Dialogs will touch the right ears. : IBM is not removing those traditional interfaces nor for...
4 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Not under consideration

Managing zIIP Alternate Wait Time (zIIPAWMT) at the Service Class Level

Why is it useful? Currently, zIIP Alternate Wait Time (zIIPAWMT) can only be managed at the logical zIIP engine or LPAR level. In environments where both PROD and NON‑PROD zIIP‑eligible workloads execute within the same partition, this limitation ...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_WLM Not under consideration

option to evaluate the serial number or the hash value of a certificate in a name filter entry

The certificate could be uniquely identified. This is not reliably possible with issuer and subject distinguished name as the only criteria.
4 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Ability to create a User ID enabled for Enhanced PassTickets with no password and not subject to revoke logic

We request an enhancement to RACF to allow a user ID enabled for Enhanced PassTickets to operate without a password and without being subject to revoke logic. Our solution relies on a PassTicket‑only technical ID to authenticate storage management...
4 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

ISPF/PDF Continued Support

This is not so much an idea, but rather a plea: Please continue full support of the ISPF/PDF product. It's a GREAT product. Many fellow programmers, myself included, find little use for things like IDZ when demo'd; sure, there's a lot of neat Gee ...
4 months ago in z/OS / ISPF Not under consideration

TOD clock correction for passtickets on systems with modified UTC time.

With the "Version 2.3 July 2025 refresh" of Z Multi-Factor Authentication, IBM supplied a new feature referred to as "TOD Clock Time Correction".The TOD Clock Time Correction allows an installation to account for the difference between the system ...
5 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

LIST of PTFs APPLIED after a specific year

Hi Team, I hope you are doing well. I am trying to generate a list of PTFs that were applied after a specific time period(for example, after 24.040). Could you please advise what the correct SMPCNTL commands would be to extract this information? I...
5 months ago in z/OS / SMP/E Not under consideration

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