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Core Infrastructure

IRROPTxx should support &SYSNAME symbolic in TARGET NODE statement

reducing manual editing, this became apparent to us while adding a number of GDPS control lpars.
2 months ago in z/OS / RACF Not under consideration

Additional SSH reporting capabilities in SMF 119 Subtype 12

We are requesting the following be added to the SSH section of SMF119 Subtype 12: HostbasedAcceptedKeyTypes HostKeyAlgorithms PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes This is being requested due to a major incident that we encountered where a APAR was installed tha...
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Submitted

Change generic key label used by CDA from GDK.<user>.** to a user format.

We are ready to use CDA but we have a trouble with the generic key label used by CDA. The format of generic key label used by CDA is GDK.<user>.** When we use ICSF we have a normalisation of key because we want to know if the key is stored t...
2 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Cloud Data Access Under review

TSO User Idle Timeout after 24hrs

Infrastructure and application sessions must be terminated after a pre-determined period of time, based on a risk assessment approved by the Global Security, to a maximum of twenty four (24) hours. The need is for a TSO user only to reauthenticate...
2 months ago in z/OS / TSO Under review

Enable z/OSMF authentication API while using the z/OS Data Gatherer SMF REST Services

If we have configured the z/OSMF server to use the Data Gatherer SMF REST Services, authentication via username and password is mandatory unless you intend to use separate RACF functionalities. Therefore, it would be convenient if the SMF REST Ser...
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Under review

z/OS WLM Policy advisor update

z/OSMF WLM Policy advisor is a handy tool to help analyze performance for the service classes of LPARs in a Sysplex. Its possible to select LPARs heatmaps and check their PIs through time, but there is only information about the LOCAL PIs. It woul...
2 months ago in z/OS / z/OSMF Future consideration

Add a command to know the calculated value for ZHPF buffer when ZHPFOPTS has SYSTEM parameter

For ZHPFOPTS if SYSTEM is specified, the maximum data transfer size for zHPF I/O requests is determined by the system based on the maximum data transfer size supported by the device and its online CHPIDs. So if something changed on CHPID, Switch ,...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_IOS Under review

JES2 policy security

We recommend the addition of enhanced security controls around JES2 policies. For example: - a profile that controls who can modify policylib e.g. JES2.POLICYLIB.policylib under the FACILITY class. Read access allows you to modify a policylib. Upd...
3 months ago in z/OS / JES2 Submitted

control length of passphrase

Hello, Regarding PCIDSS, the minimum length of a passphrase must be 12 charactersTo control the minimum length of the passphrase, we have to code an exit ICHPWX11 We'd like a RACF parameter to check that as this is done for the control of the leng...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF Needs more information

Provide mod_proxy support for production environments using this plugin.

mod_proxy support will ease the migration from tWAS to Liberty as applications are transitioned off due to Java support limitations.
3 months ago in z/OS / HTTP Server Submitted

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