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Remove all references to JES on output of RACF commands on z/VM

I consider this an incorrout defect. My idea is to remove any references to JES and additional z/OS references that have no bearing on the z/VM product. It is distracting and confusing to me a VM sysprog. As RACF is pulling apart on z/VM from the ...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

DIRMAINT EXTENT CONTROL statements need to check with RACFVM for authorization with SECLABEL Mandatory Access Control

We require DIRMAINT to respect RACF SECLABELS for DASD devices when working with MDISKs. Our directory and storage management is provided through DIRMAINT. DIRMAINT's EXTENT CONTROL is the single source of storage definitions. We need to have DIRM...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

Allow RACF to protect the Enable attach/detach crypto as a separate class of device from non-crypto devices

With the expansion of security concerns surrounding workload and therefore the increase in demand for crypto functionality. It has become imperative that we control the access to the crypto domains, which could be done by restricting attach/detach...
4 months ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Hyperpav on MDISKS for GDPS compatibility

Today, Hyperpav is available on Fullpack minidisks only.
almost 6 years ago in z/VM 2 Future consideration

Provide Change Tracker Option to Force Comments When a Change is Made

Customers spend far too much time trying to figure out WHY a particular change was made weeks, months, or years ago. And that problem will only grow as more people head into retirement. It would be great if Change Tracker provided an option for th...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 0 Future consideration

DIRMAINT needs to do additional RACF commands when creating a new virtual machine

DIRMAINT needs to do additional RACF commands when creating a new virtual machine. This is useful in a RACF environment using sitewide SECLABELs for mandatory access control. The commands affected would be DIRM ADD. An additional operand of SECLAB...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 1 Not under consideration

Support for FTP client mutual SSL authentication

Please allow the z/VM FTP client to support mutual SSL authentication
over 7 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

Interface z/OS Change Tracker via z/OSMF pour un profil non administrateur

Bonjour, Serait-il possible de bénéficier des deux fonctionnalités de l'interface IPSF sous z/OSMF pour un profil non administrateur ? Fonction AUDIT Fonction RECOVER Je vous remercie par avance. Cordialement, Moussa BEN HADDOU
11 months ago in z/OS / Change Tracker 1 Future consideration

By putting the checks for OPERATIONS into the same environment as SPECIAL, AUDITOR an/or ROAUDITOR, the attribute can be (un)assigned dynamically without requiring the user to log in/out to refresh its assigned rights.

Unless a guest that logged on with the OPERATIONS is logged off, it retains that attribute and those rights until it has been logged off. This is a security vulnerability as there is a difference between RACF's contents and reality.It would also b...
over 2 years ago in z/VM 0 Future consideration

UCD agent on z/VM

Would it be possible to have a UCD agent running on z/VM.We do have Workflow from our UCD server to deploy/run jobs on UCD agents on z/OS.We have a requirement to run cp commands or rexx on z/VM.
over 5 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration