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Core Infrastructure

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Display Line Number When CLISTs Terminate Due to an Error

Display the line number when a runtime CLIST error occurs. An example would be when a substr error occurs.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / TSO 2 Future consideration

DFSMSHSM LIST DATASET with Cloud Object Name

We are able to get a list of the Cloud Containers / Buckets, migrated data sets, and listing of the Contain objects using the following: LIST CLOUD(cloudname) LIST LEVEL(x) LIST CLOUD(cloudname) CONTAINER(containername) Using these lists, it is st...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 1 Future consideration

Verify/Compare ISO-4 Encrypted pin blocks

Currently to validate an ISO-0 Encrypted pin block we compare the cipher text of 2 pin blocks. We would like to do the same but ISO-4 pin blocks have a random component to it so that cipher text can never be the same. We would like an API that tak...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 1 Future consideration

Allow Auditing by RACF Group

Allow auditing by RACF group. I need to audit accesses made by a specific RACF group.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhance SNI client configuration

In a scenario where a single mainframe client task is talking outbound to a cloud service on a single listener for multiple services, there is no way to configure SNI in ATTLS to support this. The only current way is to split the client task into ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

OpenSSH debug1: Exit Status 1 - misleading

System: OpenSSH on z/OS Actor: User needing clarification / adjustment of failure message - can be misleading in its current state Description: For all current versions of OpenSSH, we have something like this: Connection to hostname.xyz closed.Tra...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 0 Future consideration

Resolver resilience (routing to the DNS) needs to be improved

I opened a case with IBM where OSNMPD was building .boots files with the Loopback address inside instead of the Stack Static VIPA. It turns out that the Resolver was unable at that point during startup to obtain a route to the DNS and just gave up...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add RACF GLOBAL Support to FASTAUTH Checks

Add RACF GLOBAL Support to FASTAUTH Checks Currently this is not supported as outlined in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.icha700/spfgac.htm, but would lead to expanded use of GLOBAL entries to standard...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

CDA add new SMF records

Hi, To secure & traceability the solution we need to have new SMF records. Cloud endpoint (url) Object name (file name transfert) MVS RACF user that did the work Bytes received/written Clock time Jobname/Stepname Best regards,
over 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access 0 Future consideration

RACF ability for NO-Special-users to remove MFA from user.

We need to implement emergency procedure for MFA-users to allow access without MFA. If somebody get a call in the middle of the night, and drop the phone in the toilet before loging in … we have a serious problem. We have no Security Officers on c...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration