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Core Infrastructure

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Allow ICSF to use a caller supplied ACEE and STOKEN on RACROUTE authorization requests

ICSF provided callable service CSFACEE to allow the requestor to supply a security environment using a RACF ENVR, to be used by ICSF when performing authorization checks rather than the default ACEE. But that does not help in environments, like Db...
about 7 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 2 Not under consideration

Allow an override to TCP/IP global IPCONFIG MULTIPATH

Provide a mechanism for preventing Equal-Cost Multi-Path routing in z/OS TCP/IP that doesn't require a dynamic routing protocol
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Message EZY1293E INITAPI for CSKL does not include reason code ( errnojr )

We are running CICSTS5.3 I receive the following message:EZY1293E 07/17/17 07:46:05 INITAPI CALL FAILURE TRANSACTION = CSKL TASKID= 0000097L ERRNO= 156 The 156 is referring to USS but I see no further messages and the OMVS segment and directories ...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Panel ISRUTBP2 should support Query and Stats commands.

Panel ISRUTBP2 displays a list of ISPF tables. Please add line commands to invoke TBQUERY and TBSTATS services and display the results in a new panel.
over 7 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 1 Not under consideration

encryption Facility for z/OS

When we use ASCII Transcodage table with Encryption Facility for OpenPGP on MVS LPAR ( option -t ISO-8859-1 ), we've got a strange result in the following case. When Encryption Facility transcode Hex Characters suite x'OD25' before Encryption, dec...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Not under consideration

Double check VIT options PSS and SMS activation

Customer wants to double check the VIT options PSS and SMS activation
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

zOS FTP Server Customizable Timout for active data connections

If the zOS FTP Server initiates a data connection in active mode and if this TCP connection cannot be started for some reason (for example because of firewall restrictions) the timeout for this connection initiation is at least 120 seconds dependi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

TCPIP port application that are defined with PORTRANGE cut 119 type 7 records

SMF 119 sub type 7 are required records even if application ports are defined with portrange.
about 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

strnlen.c support

strnlen.c is a widely available function in open systems/open source. Currently we have to code our way around this not being natively available in z/OS c/c++. strlen.c is available on z/OS and it would be a great enhancement for us if strnlen.c w...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

Configuration Assistant access to symbols/variables table

The recent ESP discussed the use of symbols becoming available to Configuration Assistant in z/OS V2R3, these symbols will not be available to all aspects of Config Asst.Enabling the use of a symbol table by such fields as certificates and certifi...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 3 Not under consideration

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