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Encryption Facility must display the Key id used to decypher a message

When we receive an OpenPGP document (message), it is decypher by IBM Encryption Facility. Only two messages are displayed by the tool : CSD0779I Signature by key ID 7FCA32ED59C06F76 is valid.CSD0051I Command processing has completed successfully. ...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 0 Future consideration

Uncontrolled environment after accessing OMVS

After accessing OMVS under TSO we are getting an uncontrolled environment and is necessary to logoff/logon in order tho have again a controlled environment. We received the following message if we try to access any TSO application that requires a ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / USS 1 Not under consideration

Enhance the HZS0201I message to include the "active" Check parameters

The current output (the HZS0201I message) from the DISPLAY,CHECKS,DETAIL command displays the "DEFAULT PARAMETERS" and the "USER SUPPLIED PARAMETERS", but it does not display the list of parameters that are actually being used by the Check. One mi...
7 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Healthchecker 0 Not under consideration

Avoid out of storage abends in LLA

LLA should not try to honor LLACOPY when there is not enough private memory available to do so. A better behavior would be to reject the LLACOPY and produce a proper CSV message to indicate this anomaly. Maybe it is possible to delay the LLACOPY t...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 0 Future consideration

Enhance zERT discovery to be more accurate in recognizing and recording TLS sessions with very large handshake messages and unusual timing

zERT discovery is currently unable to recognize TLS sessions when handshake messages exceed the maximum TLS record length. It also relies on timers in specific situations that can sometimes generate misleading information regarding TLS sessions th...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Enhance ISPF Edit Panel REXX to See *ALL* of the Data

Enhance ISPF Panel REXX to allow access beyond the zscreeni (current screen) to see the entire edit/view data. This will allow changing hilighting when text spans screens, and will also allow other actions based on the entire edit data rather than...
almost 2 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

z/OSMF : CA : 'SAVE AS' grey for no current file

z/OSMF : Configuration Assistant . Manage Backing Stores When I click on a backingstorefile under 'Manage Backing Stores' and use the Action 'SAVE AS' the tool doesn't save the backingstorefile I've clicked on. It save the backingstore from which ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 4 Not under consideration

Store/create/use SSH public-private key pairs in RACF and/or ICSF without using SSL certs

provide a means (similar to RACDCERT) to create, store, import, export, display, etc., SSH Public-Private key pairs within RACF, associated with a User ID, for use with SSH Ported Tools functionality (and ideally won't conflict with Dovetailed ven...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / OpenSSH 1 Future consideration

DEFINE PAGESPACE Resilliancy to ensure page space clusters are formatted completely

This resilliency item would need to be implemented under IDCAMS, Catalog, and RSM. An IDCAMS DEFINE PAGESPACE command is a unique operation that involves a DEFINE CLUSTER and Format under the covers in order to produce a useable Pagespace for RSM ...
7 months ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Not under consideration

Multiple OMVS file for STDENV

I would like use multiple OMVS file for STDENV. Usage of concatenate file in MVS environment for STDENV is authorise but not for the OMVS file.
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / USS 1 Future consideration