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IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware

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Support for Diffie-Hellman in the crypto coprocessor cards (CEXnC)

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...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Future consideration

Calculation of ECC public key from private key

An ECC private key in the clear is derived by some function and will be used later for signatures. The corresponding ECC public key can be calculated from the private key.This function is probably available in the Crypto Express 5 cards of IBM, bu...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 8 Not under consideration

STP ETS scheduled syncronization feature request

To keep multiple STP networks (at different geographical locations) synchronized in parallel to any adjustments in time from the ETS (External Time Server) we need to be able to specify the occurrences that the PTS quarries the ETS. o This can eit...
almost 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

zHMC Multi-Factor Authentication - Radius

JPMC would like AAA Support (Authentication, Authorization, and accounting) - HMC to support Radius authentication in place of current LDAP authentication.
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

FTP IPL support in snipl

Customer is currently in the design phase of Linux deployment on IBM z Systems.,.To manage direct-to-LPAR deployments, we will need a mechanism to remotely boot and launch an operating system (kernel + initrd) on an LPAR.
almost 9 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

PFTB0510-1342 99999 - Provide Multiple IFL shared pools to reduce Oracle licence costs

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Jim.FyffeSubmitters Company: Fifth Third Bank PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFTB0510-1342 99999 - Provide Multiple IFL shared pools to reduce Oracle licence costsHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core ...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / General/Miscellaneous 5 Not under consideration

PLAC0213-1578 Reduce power consumption for System z I/O configuration

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: Carles.ArisSubmitters Company: la Caixa PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PLAC0213-1578 Reduce power consumption for System z I/O configurationHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent Statu...
almost 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / I/O and Networking 4 Not under consideration

Use of crypto in DR machines in non-secure data centers

Customer has DR machines at a service provider that are not in use, but are loaded with master keys so they are immediately available. Wants to know how to prevent the service provider from using the cards in those machines, with their keys. Can n...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Not under consideration

EKMF role-based access control

EKMF currently has role-based access control, but it does not extend to the web-based DKMS browser. We would like it to be used there as well.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic CVV

Similar to current CVV support but with another parameter to form the input data (service code).Workaround exists today where AP combines input parms to send to CVV function.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

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