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Core Infrastructure

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RACF ? Encryption enhancement for the password envelope

RACF Password envelopes are used to synchronize Passwords from RACF to IBM Security Identity Manager for all users. The encryption of the password enevelope is expressed as being Triple DES with 168 bit key length. However, security regulation may...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Capability for customizing the ISPVCALL output dataset location.

Customer want to customize the output volume (UNIT) for the ISPF trace ISPVCALL. The output dataset is 'userid.ISPVCALL.TRACE'. <present behavior>module ISPVCALL tries to allocate trace dataset with hardcoded unitnames SYSALLDA and then SYSD...
over 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

change ezz0401i ezz0303i ezz0318i to Error messages

please will you update the following messages to be Error instead of informational for following as vipa was taken over even though the vipa distribute was not going to workVIPA WAS FOUND ON LINE 197 AND A VIPADYNAMIC PARAMETER WAS EXPEcted - beca...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

PBMO1011-1448 z/OS Image Mobility

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Frank.LeoSubmitters Company: Bank of Montreal PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBMO1011-1448 z/OS Image MobilityHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedClosed Status: Se...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Order/Distr/Install 4 Not under consideration

PVPS1009-1290 Make it possible to list EJBROLES a USER or GROUP has permission to

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: ste@vps.noSubmitters Company: VPS PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PVPS1009-1290 Make it possible to list EJBROLES a USER or GROUP has permission toHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

PBOM0210-1314 RACF Recovery of deleted Userids

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Frank.LeoSubmitters Company: Bank of Montreal PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PBOM0210-1314 RACF Recovery of deleted UseridsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Status: RecognizedClos...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

PFITS0812-1528 RACF certificate NOTRUST risk due to automatic time conversation local time / UTC

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Bernd.Daubner@izb.deSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik Technical Services (FI-TS) PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFITS0812-1528 RACF certificate NOTRUST risk due to automatic time conversation local time / UT...
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

TKDS Support with Encryption Facility

Encryption Facility (EF) currently supports the ICSF CKDS and PKDS. The TKDS was implemented in ICSF after the initial EF support. Would be great to add that final KDS to the list of supported key stores.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 1 Not under consideration

Requests for improvement : please set the selection to change NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS even when the response mode.

I can set NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS the PORT statement in TCPIP Profile, but it becomes NODELAYACKS forces if the response mode is requested.I understand that this logic that has been implemented to improve performance. However, NODELAYACKS is force...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Dual Control use of keys with RACF

Admin actions that authorize the use of keys should require dual controlSupport configuration that requires 2 security administrators to authorize the use of a key.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 3 Not under consideration