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Enhancement to RACF ListChain

Any chance to enhance LISTCHAIN to format out some messages tellingabout + alternate CA pathes + existence of 'cross certify' intermediate CA certificates + use a well prepared keyring to favour a well prepared CA path Jörg SeitzIBM TSS Networking...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

Warning message when the LSA size becomes critical (near hardware MTU size)

IBM Health Checker or OMPROUTE should issue a warning message when the size of the LSAs become critical (near full according to the size of the hardware interface MTUs).The message should be issued before any fragmentation for the Link State Updat...
about 12 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Make MODDVIPA available via a console command

It was recommended recently that we use MODDVIPA to ensure that an IP address remains with the stack. //CDVIPA EXEC PGM=MODDVIPA,PARM='-c XXX.XX.XXX.XXX' //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* - At the end of the proc, add: //DDVIPA EXEC PGM=MODDVIPA,PARM='-d XXX.X...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

libevent / libev on z/OS

For multithread connections libevent and libev boost network performance. It is avaliable on other IBM platforms like AIX. Right now select is used to detect socket acitivity and it is an expensive operation. Usage of libevent and libev would be g...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / USS 3 Future consideration

Installation default jobcard

Currently Workflow default job card and the REST Jobs API requests can only be changed by individual users. We need the ability to change the current default jobcard for all users. For example, currently the default MSGCLASS is 0 we would like to ...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Disabling of SSLV3 and SSLV2 Protocol Usage

Please provide a system level setting to deny connections using SSLV2 or SSLV3 protocol, which Applications can not override by use of any ENVAR or other settings. For both Client and Server side.
over 8 years ago in z/OS / SSL 3 Not under consideration

Support system symbolics and wildcard for RACF RALTER ADDMEM command

Please provide RACF command RALTER's ADDMEM field to support WILDCARD or System SYMBOLIC variable for the dataset name. For example: we would like to be able to specify dataset using system symbolic; RALTER PROGRAM ** ADDMEM('AO.D9G.&SYSID..XX...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / RACF 2 Not under consideration

Authentication failure responses should not indicate which part of the authentication data was incorrect

Due to demands from security and compliance people, we would like vendor to implement a general best practice of software security coding. Specific we suggest that “Authentication failure responses should not indicate which part of the authenticat...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

Mount improvement with multi-volume, multi-unit allocation

Prologue: I think this is an issue that needs improvement. I can't find a solution that exists in z/OS - if it does please let me know during discussion of the requirement. I'm posting in MVSE because I believe Allocation belongs to MVSE not MVSS,...
about 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Allocation 1 Not under consideration

PDSE V1 to V2 Bulk Conversion Utility

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR100313340User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSMVSS13005Title: PDSE V1 to V2 Bulk Conversion UtilitySubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : MVS UGPROJ : MVSSFPOC: E...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS PDS/PDSE 1 Future consideration

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