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AT-TLS support for limiting which client certificates that are allowed to use an specific IP port

We need to be able to use AT-TLS with client and server verification of certificates. We need to be able to limit which client certificates we allow to connect and use this IP port so that not all certificates from a CA in our truststore (keyring)...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

Warning message when the LSA size becomes critical (near hardware MTU size)

IBM Health Checker or OMPROUTE should issue a warning message when the size of the LSAs become critical (near full according to the size of the hardware interface MTUs).The message should be issued before any fragmentation for the Link State Updat...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Create SMF records and batch reports when data sets or members are referenced, updated, deleted or added

To provide functionality that ISVs provide for audit tracking of specified libraries and members. Create SMF data that contains the following information: 1) Date 2) Time 3) Library 4) Volume 5) PDS or PDSE Member name 6) User id 7) Program 8) Typ...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 2 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF type 80 Access Records to always record the module name if WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access

In the current type 80, I do not see a field to indicate the name of the module that grants the access if a conditional permit of WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access. Please enhance the type 80 access records to record the module name for success, failure...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

List of Common Event Adapter (CEA) Access Requirements

Currently, it is documented that CEA requires the RACF TRUSTED attribute. This is a concern for our Security Administrators and Auditors. We are requesting a more granular list of access requirements for CEA and elimination of the requirement that...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_CEA 1 Future consideration

Add a 'syntax check' function to POLICY AGENT to check syntax of policy files.

We like to have command to enable Policy Agent to do a syntax check that simulates loading a new config and syntax checking it, without impacting the current running config. Much like the TCPIP syntax check for profiles. We have a process currentl...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Implement JCL parameter that only considers GP time

In JCL the TIME parameter is used to limit the CPU time of jobs. Originally used to limit CPU times to save costs and find looping jobs. Through the introduction of Java this parameter will "misbehave" or leads to misunderstanding. Those jobs will...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Provide option for open() and fopen() to set the CCSID of a newly created file

Support a new environment variable that would make LE's runtime open() and fopen() functionsset the attribute of a newly created file to a given CCSID. This environment variable could be named something like _EDC_NEW_FILE_CCSID. If set, for exampl...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to RACF ListChain

Any chance to enhance LISTCHAIN to format out some messages tellingabout + alternate CA pathes + existence of 'cross certify' intermediate CA certificates + use a well prepared keyring to favour a well prepared CA path Jörg SeitzIBM TSS Networking...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

libevent / libev on z/OS

For multithread connections libevent and libev boost network performance. It is avaliable on other IBM platforms like AIX. Right now select is used to detect socket acitivity and it is an expensive operation. Usage of libevent and libev would be g...
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

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