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IRRDBU00 / RACF Unload Support zMFA Settings

The zMFA Settings that are specified in zMFA ISPF applications are stored in the RACF database, as far as we see, in JSON format. Currently, IRRDBU00 supports the unload of zMFA Factors and policies, but not zMFA settings. IRRDBU00 should be enhan...
9 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

Support LogFilter for ibm-filterSubject

Currently, we can set a logfilter for an IP-Adress by using / F ldapuxsl, LOG FILTER,(IBM-FILTERIP=1.2.3.4) In the ACL documentation we find additional filters that can be set for ACLs, for example ibm-filterSubject. Having the Subject filter also...
3 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 Future consideration

Display CPU critical tag for dependent/independent enclaves

As per RMF default settings, Storage/CPU critical is only set for only address spaces entries, not for enclaves. My suggestion is to have a default setting to keep the storage/CPU critical display for enclaves in the RMF III. This would help us to...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration

Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR062511463User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSE03020Title: Integrate z/OS REXX StreamIO into base z/OS productSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / TSO 3 Future consideration

OpenShift Foundation for zCX Support for Egress IP addresses

Currently, we're migrating services from OpenShift x86 to OpenShift in zCX. One of our services have to use Egress IP addresses - this is a security requirement. Once we've configured the Egress IPs within OCP@zCX, we see the outbound SYN coming i...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

zFS - Update catalog bits also when filesystem is mounted RO

The zFS attributes from the CATALOG will be updated only when the filesystem is mounted RDWR. Meaning when a cluster is allocated with 'DEFINE CLUSTER LINEAIR' (not with ZFS keyword). And afterwards always mounted RO, the catalog is never updated....
over 1 year ago in z/OS / z/OS File System (zFS) 1 Future consideration

z/OS UNIX commands in /bin (cat, echo, touch, vi) as well as /bin/sh redirect should tag files.

I find myself tagging existing files that were untagged EBCDIC to work with new open-source ASCII based tools that rely on automatic conversion. A suggestion from Igor Todorovski ( itodorov@ca.ibm.com ): “Could be achieved by providing a new versi...
9 months ago in z/OS / USS 0 Future consideration

show EAV related information is ISPF DSLIST

In ISPF DSLIST there are NO informations related to the dataset Placement on EAV volumes. I would find the following Information helpful, maybe as a separate page (via PF10/PF11) in DSLIST: - value of EATTR- number of cylinder managed extents- agg...
almost 6 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Future consideration

add su logging to TSO 3.4 and TSO 3.17

With z/os 2.5 and PTF for OA62850 applied. we have SYSLOGD configured with the auth.* setting. If I go into OMVS and issue su with a privileged id it gets logged to the SYSLOGD However, if you use TSO OPTION 3.17 or 3.4 and use su I am able to swi...
6 months ago in z/OS / ISPF 0 Future consideration

It will be useful, the standard PERMIT command syntax include a WHEN clause for time-based conditions.

Use Case 1: Restricting Access During Business Hours Scenario 1: A company wants to restrict certain administrative commands during business hours to prevent unauthorized changes while employees are working. Example: PERMIT EZB.INITSTACK.SYSA.TCPI...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

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