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Core Infrastructure

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Reduce CPU consumption for cipher suites including DH

We call in our CICS applications external webservices and external http requests, which are hosted at external Partners, means there is a http conversation between CICS and an external Partner, in which CICS has the role Client. For security reaso...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Future consideration

CSSMTP text line too long in attached file

CSSMTP reject a mail with message "text line too long". the rejected mail has an attached file with a LRECL 1032 hence the error since CSSMTP enforce RFC2822 which limit the line length to 998 characters plus CRLF. There was not this problem with ...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

ISPF Copy, Compare, Search do not support Unix files

ISPF was made Unix aware a few releases back, but functions like ISPF 3.3 copy, ISPF 3.12 and 3.13 SuperC, and 3.14 and 3.15 search were not made Unix aware. These functions should be modified to support Unix filenames.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Enhance the HELP Panels in ISMF for OBJECTS

When setting up OAM Objects in ISMF for the first time, I found the HELP panels lacking in detail. They only provide a brief description that uses the name GROUP00. After setting up OAM and working with it for a few weeks, I was able to see that G...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

UPD XVFB to have parameter to change /tmp file location

Currently XVFB creates and manipulates certain files under different conditions which it places in /tmp. It would be helpful to have a parameter that could be passed to XVFB upon startup to direct where to place these files currently written to /t...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 3 Planned for future release

PAGENT client connection retry notification

I noticed that when PAGENT reaches both ServerConnectWait and ServerconnectRetries for the ServerHostBackup the connection failure and retry messages stop appearing in the STC output. 16.02.46 STC37225 EZZ8780I PAGENT CANNOT CONNECT TO POLICY SERV...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Where record length is less than 16, or EXCP access method is used, do not encrypt instead of abending with an S213 open error

With the large number of basic format physical sequential datasets in our environment that are legitimatelly less than 16 bytes, or the relatively large number of programs that execute EXCP access method, it is very disruptive to abend the associa...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OCEOV 0 Future consideration

Enhance data returned by IARV64 REQUEST=LIST to improve tracking of memory object creation history.

Shared memory objects are commonly used in system software and can be accessed by multiple system address spaces and components. Diagnosis for memory problems where large shared memory objects are involved would be made easier by enhanced ownershi...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 0 Future consideration

Enhance F OMPROUTE,OSPF,STATISTICS

Enhance the MVS Command "F OMPROUTE,OSPF,STATISTICS" to include the size of the built LSAs in the display.
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Make APF-Authorised VTAM applications check VTAMAPPL resources

VTAMAPPL resources are only checked when non-APF programs attempt to OPEN ACBs.However, using programs such as SuperSession it is possible for any user to OPEN ACBs and thus subvert controls over ACB opening. This can be used in a denial of servic...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration