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additional information for certificates in keystores

additional information for certificates in keystores (RACF, .kdb, .jks )Data-installation-fieldLast-use-date for certificatesLast-use-date for keyrings and certificates in keyrings plus SMF-records for certificates (also information in logs, cms,…...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 3 Not under consideration

Add LOC= parameter on RACROUTE EXTRACT macro

The z/OS Security Server RACROUTE EXTRACT macro only support returning a 24bit EXTRACT response area. The response info may exceed the amount of 24bit storage in an MVS address space. We would like support to be added for a LOC=ANY parameter so th...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Need to register more than one user with the same email address in the WORKATTR segment

It is quite common for a single human to have more than one system id, but have only one corporate email address. I am unable to register more than one user with the same email address in the WORKATTR segment. I get this error and the email addres...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Enhance RACF type 80 Access Records to always record the module name if WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access

In the current type 80, I do not see a field to indicate the name of the module that grants the access if a conditional permit of WHEN(PROGRAM) grants access. Please enhance the type 80 access records to record the module name for success, failure...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to RACF ListChain

Any chance to enhance LISTCHAIN to format out some messages tellingabout + alternate CA pathes + existence of 'cross certify' intermediate CA certificates + use a well prepared keyring to favour a well prepared CA path Jörg SeitzIBM TSS Networking...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

avoid WTOR ICH304D like WTOR ICH302D with XFACILIT IRR.DENY.SPECIAL.USER.ADDITIONAL.PASSWORD.ATTEMPTS.APPL.appl-name.

Following APAR OA63091 (with XFACILIT IRR.DENY.SPECIAL.USER.ADDITIONAL.PASSWORD.ATTEMPTS.APPL.appl-name.) issue of WTOR ICH302D "ICH302D REPLY Y TO ALLOW ANOTHER ATTEMPT OR N TO REVOKE USERID userid." can be avoided. I propose to extend this behav...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

RACF database recovery utility

In the case of primary database in error with no backup database, after restoring a copy from dump, maybe we have lost some updates. In System Programmer's Guide we can find the following text: Your database is probably back-level. To bring...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Future consideration

list group similar to list user capability for non administrators

We would like to see a capability for listing a RACF Group delivered in a similar fashion to the IRR.LISTUSER capability for userids. I.E an IRR.LISTGRP or similar profile in class FACILITY that would allows us to delegate the ability to list RACF...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Store the entire RACF DB in central storage

While it's great that we have coupling facility support available for RACF, just store the entire contents of the database in central storage (i.e. memory). Consider this RFE a discussion point for such a serious design change to RACF. Keep it on ...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Request for change to Management of PKCS11 tokens ICSF panel

We are trying to setup on a z/OS LPAR a client-server platform (e.g. Pcomm client to TN3270 server or browser to HTTP server) fully compliant with FIPS 140-2 requirements. To accomplish this task, all TCP/IP AT-TLS policies, security levels and ci...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / RACF 4 Not under consideration

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