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Enhance System SSL to support Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN)

We have written a HTTPS server using the gsk_secure_socket_* family of functions.This server is part of a product used by many customers.HTTP/2.0 uses Application-Layer Protocol Negotiation (ALPN), which is a TLS extension.Therefore, in order for ...
almost 5 years ago in z/OS / SSL 2 Not under consideration

Add System SSL API to Retrive All Certificates Presented by a ServerHello TLS Negotiation Message

We use System SSL on z/OS V2R1 to diagnose and analyse problems involving TLS connections, certificates, and key rings. During a recent issue we were debugging, we discovered that the gsk_attribute_get_cert_info() API only returns the final server...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / SSL 2 Not under consideration

Enhance System SSL tracing

Enhance z/OS System SSL trace to produce a more descriptive/interpreted display of all the fields for CLIENT-HELLO and SERVER-HELLO messages instead of just a hex dump.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 2 Not under consideration

Disabling of SSLV3 and SSLV2 Protocol Usage

Please provide a system level setting to deny connections using SSLV2 or SSLV3 protocol, which Applications can not override by use of any ENVAR or other settings. For both Client and Server side.
almost 9 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Not under consideration

Reduce CPU consumption for cipher suites including DH

We call in our CICS applications external webservices and external http requests, which are hosted at external Partners, means there is a http conversation between CICS and an external Partner, in which CICS has the role Client. For security reaso...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Future consideration

GSKSRVR trace with jobname filtering will match against transient jobs sharing same/similar jobnames.

PROBLEM: As stated in the SSL Programmer's Guide, GSKSRVR trace with jobname filtering will match on any ACTIVE address space with matching jobname. It will not identify or trace any jobs started at a later point in time which match the jobname fi...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

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