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Extend the passphrase length to 128 bytes.

This will be useful for even better security.
about 2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Needs more information

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...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Needs more information

Smart Control Block Visualizer

Replace traditional “hex dump style” printing with an intelligent, structured, and human-readable representation of control blocks.
about 1 month ago in z/OS / General 1 Needs more information

Enable Bring-Your-Own-Model (BYOM) Support in IBM AISS

Currently, IBM AISS only offers IBM-defined AI models for systems insights and automation. While these models are powerful, customers often have domain-specific requirements or have already invested in custom-trained models (e.g., forecasting work...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / AI Framework 1 Needs more information

Display the dataset name for a test case in the BROWSE display after an ACS test case has been run

Currently, the dataset name for an ACS test case is not displayed on the BROWSE panel displaying the results of the test. It would seem that this is basic information that should be presented on the BROWSE screen. Instead, the user has to resort t...
3 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS ISMF/Naviquest 1 Needs more information

Please enable the z/OSMF REST API (GET Messages) to retrieve alerts directly from the LPAR console, in addition to the currently supported SYSLOG and OPERLOG sources.

z/OS provides the capability to suppress specific SYSLOG messages, preventing them from appearing on the console. This feature is particularly useful when we want to control which alerts are forwarded to external interfaces, ensuring only relevant...
3 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 1 Needs more information

z/OS Job/Task Level CSA/ECSA/SQA/ESQA/PVT/EPVT usage

Currently SMF Type30 record does not have any field that shows job or task level CSA, ECSA, SQA, ESQA, Private and e-Private usage. These metrics are only available at LPAR level which is not helpful to trouble shoot or monitoring these metrics. R...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 4 Needs more information

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