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A command to list passphrase syntax rules active on LPAR

It will be usefull to know what are all the requirements of a valid passphrase, maybe when your new passphrase is rejected by syntax rules, or by administrators or auditors in order to check the strenght of the system. This functionality will be s...
9 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

have z/OSMF exploit shared libraries - todayit is just enabled

The default for Java shared library support is to store the information in memory. This means the first time a Java program is started it loads the libraries, and saves the information in memory. The second time the Java program is started it can ...
18 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

Allow for individual RACF installations to select their own pass phrase controls like Broadcom allows for ACF2

JPMC has a policy regarding pass phrases as follows: Password length of 16 characters or greater must be enforced Passwords must not be one of the last 10 passwords used Passwords must not include the digital identity username Passwords must not c...
6 days ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Submitted

LISTCAT dates should provide dates in ISO8601 format YYYY-MM-DD

LISTCAT output dates (creation, expiration or lbackup) of an entry are only displayed in Julian format. It should be very useful an additional ISO8601 format as well. Kind regards Konstantinos
7 days ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Submitted

SYSLOGD zIIP eligable

Since z/OS V3R1 backported to V2R5 (PH47666), SYSLOGD provides the possibility to send logs to remote systems. This open's a whole new world, like connecting systems to Splunk in a very easy way. In times of every MIPS count, this new possibilitie...
13 days ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

z/OSMF store result into log file

We had the situation that an ISV software trys to call an z/OSMF REST API (dataset service). The ISV product only returned HTTP 500. In the z/OSMF logs, also only the HTTP 500 was visible. The error that was seen within z/OS was: ICH408 for $LIBPA...
22 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

Give pyRACF similar resources and priority to ZOAU

With Python gaining popularity on z/OS and a new generation of z/OS System Administrators coming onto the platform with prior Python experience, it is important that crucial subsystems like RACF delivers data in JSON format and gives access to qua...
2 months ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Under review

Log RACF keyring and certificate usage to enable proper validation and auditing

Determining whether a RACF keyring or any RACF certificate is still in use by an application (e.g., started task, batch job, etc.) is a very challenging task. Neither RACF nor other components like zERT generate SMF records that capture the usage ...
11 days ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Submitted

Delete AboutPage.jsp link from Welcome Page on z/OSMF

This AboutPage is a huge security problem because a guest can see a lot of informations that he don't have to know
12 days ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Submitted

z/VM RACF userid - TCPIP pair record (console/api/query)

Dear developers.Could you please provide API/Exit/Query for TCPIP connection matching RACF userid ?FTP server provide: SM FTPSERVE QUERY (I can trap and match IP-userid)Telent has also such option: NETSTAT telnetfor LDAP I need at least QUERY like...
5 days ago in z/VM 0 Submitted