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IBM Z Hardware and Operating Systems Ideas Portal


This is the public portal for all IBM Z Hardware and Operating System related offerings. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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JCE to CCA adapter for distributed platforms

Would like JCE to CCA adapter for JCE applications to utilize the crypto.JCE to CCA adapter currently exists for z/OS.Need for distributed platforms.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Delivered

4 crypto cards in System x server

Wants the ability to put at least 4 crypto cards in a single System x server.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Delivered

EKMF to show key last-used info

EKMF:Add function in EKMF to show key last-used info from host key storage and be able to sort, manage, etc.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Delivered

Decimalization Table support via CCA Node Management (CNM)

Manage weak PIN tables via CNM
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Delivered

AES master key management on CCA Node Management (CNM) Smart Card

X, AIX: AES master key management on Crypto Node Management (CNM) Smart Card
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Delivered

Consider adding ECC hardware support to CPACF

Currently only support ECC in Crypto card FW.Consider adding ECC hardware support to CPACF
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Delivered

Crypto Performance measurements

Determine if card would be better configured as accelerator or CCA.Potentially Combine CCA and fast path.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Delivered

KCV length restriction PCI-HSM

Key check value – verification pattern for keys.New standards mandate limiting lengths of value you can display. Part of ANSI X9.24 Part 1 and PCIHSM – Conform in things that display KCV values so you don't display more than the max allowed.
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Delivered

Additional key test algorithms

Currently support ENC-ZERO, MDC4, SHA1 and SHA2
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Delivered

Support Triple-length TDES KEKs

Support Triple-length TDES KEKs (required for exchange with a partner – other HSMs generally support this)
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Delivered