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Passphrases need to be in non-display field when PASSWORD PHRASE tso command prompts for user entry of old and new passphrases

Strengthens security since people standing nearby cannot see what the user is typing
6 months ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

Support for CCM algorithm in SystemSSL

For TLS1.3 there are 5 official supported ciphers: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256TLS_AES_128_CCM_8_SHA256TLS_AES_128_CCM_SHA256 And zOS SystemSSL does not support:TLS_AES_128_CCM_8_SHA256TLS_AES_128_CCM_SH...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / SSL 0 Future consideration

SDSF Support Next DS and Prev DS from individual Dataset

Enable the Next and Prev command when viewing an individual spool file. This is currently supported if the view is of the entire JOB. Specifically, to use the SDSF terminology, please allow 'switching' to the Next or Previous dataset when the curr...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / SDSF 0 Future consideration

Add Support for Fast Replication / Flash Copy for backup of the RACF Database

Provide a method to backup the RACF Database that takes advantage of the current utilities that perform Fast Replication/Flash Copies where the backups are more instantaneous.
about 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 8 Future consideration

sudo incidents should be reported

If a user, that is not in the sudo group tries to issue a sudo it looks like this: user@server:~$ sudo mkdir /test[sudo] password for user:user is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported. But as I was told in case TS004442144 this ...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

Middleware recovery Boost parameters options

Dear Madam/Sir We would like to have the feasibility to change the way that is divided the daily interval of 30minutes of Recovery Boost. It should be useful to have the possibility of customization of thefollowing Middleware Recovery boost settin...
4 months ago in z/OS / BCP_General 2 Not under consideration

Tape volume output on UIM should contains DSNAME of dumped files

I use UIM exit to keep some information during a DFDSS DUMP function. During DUMP process, on UIM exit, i can have only information about the ddname and volser where the DUMP file created by dfdss resides. Now, with UIM exit there is no way to hav...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS DSS 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF Workflow Syntax Check for input variables

Currently, z/OSMF seems to not be able to check input fields for the correct syntax. In case of wrong input fields, z/OSMF just accepts the input and continues. This is even worse in case of e.g. provisioning a black box like zCX. For example: zCX...
about 3 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 3 Future consideration

CSSMTP Check SMTP Mail Addresses

CSSMTP does not have a function to control the usage of Sender- and Destination Mail addresses specified in the SMTP-Headers (for example MAIL FROM:, RCPT TO:, FROM:, TO:, etc.). The check must be based on the RACF user ID with which the JES spool...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Support LogFilter for ibm-filterSubject

Currently, we can set a logfilter for an IP-Adress by using / F ldapuxsl, LOG FILTER,(IBM-FILTERIP=1.2.3.4) In the ACL documentation we find additional filters that can be set for ACLs, for example ibm-filterSubject. Having the Subject filter also...
4 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Future consideration

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