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zOSMF zERT plugin configuration enhancement

Currently zERT do not support DB2 configuration with TCPALVER=SERVER_ENCRYPT or the RACF passticket. Please enhance zOSMF zERT component to provide user the ability to configure the client-side securityMechanism or encryptionAlgorithm Please refer...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

FTP SOCKS support of USERID/PASSWORD

We would like to implement FTP SOCKS authentication support (USERID/PASSWORD - METHOD x'02')
over 9 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

IDS Flood IP Address(s) Exclusion

We would like to be able to exclude an IP Address(s) for an IDS Flood Attack. We currently can only exclude and IP Address(s) on these type of attacks: TCP Queue Size Attack EE Malformed Packet Attack EE LDLC Check Attack EE Port Check Attack EE X...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Add INBOUND or OUTBOUND indicator in SERVAUTH Class NETACCESS Profile SMF Records

For SERVAUTH class NETACCESS profiles, please include information on whether the check was INBOUND or OUTBOUND in the LOGSTRING if possible.
almost 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Need originating IP address for any 3270 session (TSO, CICS, etc.)

When users enter 3270 to access various applications such as TSO and CICS screens, the SMF records (ideally in SMF 80) should capture both the RACF userid and the source IP address initiating the 3270 session.
about 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Future consideration

zERT Report Export

Under zERT Report panel, provide the ability to export the CSV file directly to either a desktop location (via http or ftp), or to the current z/OS location. A progress monitor would also be helpful during the export operation.
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Need a description field for connection rules in NCA

When creating IPSEC or ATTLS rules there is no free form area of us to add information in to put in information for the rule and the title is a limited set of characters.The requirement maps give us some of that but really we need this at the LPAR...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Add IKEv2 Message Fragmentation support to IKED

Add support for IKEv2 Message Fragmentation to IKED as described in RFC 7383
over 5 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Supply QUIESCE / RESUME command for an Application Instance VIPA

To prevent the broadcast of a Application Instance VIPA, we would like to have a similar QUIESCE / RESUME command as available for Sysplex Distributed VIPA. Example command:V TCPIP,,QUIESCE,JOBNAME=ABCDEF and to resume (broadcast the IP address) w...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Dynamic Reconfiguration of ospf_interface's parameters

Provide command(s) to dynamic reconfiguration of OSPF_Interface statements. The F OMPROUTE,RECONFIG command that is currently available can only be used to add new interfaces, and we have to recycle the OMPROUTE Address Space to apply our changes.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 5 Not under consideration

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