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Support ECDSA Keys in Encryption Facility OPGP

We use Open PGP on z/OS and have an increasing number of 3rd parties sending in ECDSA public keys which we are currently unable to load. Supporting ECDSA keys will provide more options and enhance security.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic STEPLIB for DSNREXX

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0518043127User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSSOSXD04011Title: Dynamic STEPLIB for DSNREXXSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : GSE UGPROJ : GSEFPOC: William Yu...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

REXX: Provide SORTSTEM Functionality in

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR0930086343User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSREXX08003Title: REXX: Provide SORTSTEM Functionality in z/OS REXX EnvironmentsSubmitted By: IBM User Group Relations/Dallas/IBMOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP ...
almost 11 years ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Future consideration

Please make user created docker volumes available at /media/

Docker volumes I create sometimes need modifications while the docker container it is usually mounted to is down. In my situation, I am running Rocket Terminal Emulator in ZCX container. Rockets upgrade path, requires data manipulation in the moun...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

retrieve last line command from ISPF DSLIST

Sometimes I issue a long TSO command as a line command on ISPF DSLIST. And then I would like to issue a variation of the command. I would like to issue a line command to retrieve, but not execute the previous line command. As a retrieve line comma...
about 9 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 4 Not under consideration

Avoid a user who needs to restart an lpar from operating on the CPC

If a user who has to do actions against some LPAR objects (as "Load", "Activate" or "Deactivate") has access to object "CPC" can do any of this actions against the whole CPC.
over 4 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF.

System: z/OSMF WorkflowActor: Provide more job details in the step status panel of workflows in z/OSMF. We are planning to use Z/OSMF for Workflow automation/orchestration to replace our Consistently repeatable processes which have multiple steps ...
over 4 years ago in z/OS / z/OSMF 0 Future consideration

Add System date and time state to List commands in RACF

We have to submit displays of our security database to auditors. Often the displays are not accepted because they lack SYSTEM, DATE and TIME information in the display.
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

bsearch library function for Metal C

Given the Metal C run-time library includes qsort, it should include bsearch
about 3 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration

Provide a Wizard in ISMF Panels to create the necessary details to set up OAM

It would be helpful if ISMF had a WIZARD function to help generate the details needed to setup OAM. OAM requires SMS (ACS code and Constructs), DB2 Tables, and OAM CBROAMxx Parmlim, IGDSMSxx parmlib to be set up. A Wizard could provide the structu...
about 6 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS OAM 2 Not under consideration

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