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    Log RACF keyring and certificate usage to enable proper validation and auditing

    Determining whether a RACF keyring or any RACF certificate is still in use by an application (e.g., started task, batch job, etc.) is a very challenging task. Neither RACF nor other components like zERT generate SMF records that capture the usage ...
    11 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

    Add sudo command into the base install USS security

    Integrating sudo like Linux has would improve security by being able to use superuser privileges on a case-by-case basis rather than having all of your commands be superuser authorized. We'd also be able to set restrictions and timeouts in the sud...
    11 months ago in z/OS / Ported Tools 8 Planned for future release

    Port the dnf package manager with RPM-based distributions for open-source software to z/OS

    dnf is a package manager that simplifies software management on RPM-based distributions. Its commands for installing, updating, searching, and removing packages, along with the ability to manage repositories, make it a valuable tool for system adm...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / Shell & Utilities 0 Submitted

    IEBPTPCH includes a module IEBPPCH1 which includes SIIS coding and it causes increase CPU TIME under z15 or z16.

    This client migrated hardware from zEC12 to z15 and z16 with z/OS V2R1 to V2R5. IEBPTPCH CPU time increased four times after migration of hardware and z/OS. We opened a case as TS019579686 and SME recommended us to open IBM ideas as follows. From ...
    5 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Utilities 0 Under review

    Create a command that will permit do a clean up and force the PORTNAME

    We have two environments that share the same OSA card, but they were codified with different PORTNAME, then when the first came up, a PORTNAME was defined, when the second came up, it don't work because it was using a different PORTNAME. The solut...
    8 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Submitted

    More Granular RACF Dataset member level access SAF checking

    We have a PDS dataset where several application encrypted password files are housed. Splitting the contents of this PDS is not easily achievable. Can RACF architecture allow for an enhancement feature that performs dataset access SAF checks at the...
    3 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Not under consideration

    Advanced Audit for DFHSM - FIXAUDIT volume too much for default HSM ODS Allocation

    When there is a sizable amount of commands being issued to DFHSM by a FIXAUDIT process, the DFHSM ODS file quickly exhausts its default space allocation which leads to DFHSM receiving an S878-10 abend and shutting down. In this example, once the O...
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Under review

    zOSMF - SDSF Plugin - History of commands

    zOSMF SDSF Plugin does not keep a history of the commands like the '/' offers in the ISPF interface or the direct console usage via 'zOS Operator Consoles' plugin, which does support history as well.
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

    zOSMF - SDSF Plugin - Must support SYSLOG and OPERLOG

    zOSMF SDSF Plugin 'LOGS' panel only offers the 'Event Log' but neither SYSLOG nor OPERLOG is supported which is a requirement to have the same functionality in the SDSF plugin.
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

    zOSMF - SDSF Plugin - Userlog (ULOG) must support 'ULOG CLOSE'

    zOSMF SDSF Plugin Userlog (ULOG) must support 'ULOG CLOSE' to have the same functionality as the ISPF interface.
    about 2 months ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

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