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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...
6 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

Enable zERT to Detect Partial/Failed Secure Handshakes

We would like an enhancement to zERT reporting that would detect a failed or otherwise incomplete SSL/TLS or SSH handshake/negotiation in order to distinguish it from a fully unencrypted connection. Right now zERT marks connections that failed to ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Enhancements to ACEECHK

Add clarification to IRR421I messages and granularity to the Failure option to allow for a more gradual implementation rather than a sledgehammer approach. This would benefit RACF Administrators gradually rolling out the failure option and help RA...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

System Recovery Boost for OMVS subsystem

For now, we can't classify OMVS address space as BOOST on WLM policy. So if i have Middleware Recovery Boost who launch an OMVS address space who consume lot of CPU GCP time i don't take any advantage of BOOST feature. For example, ZOWE software c...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_General 3 Not under consideration

When using dsfs in a PDS the ls -al should display ISPF statistics or other info

When using ISPF the member display panel will display either ISPF statistics (if available) or load module information. The ls -al command when using /dsfs should present similar information when it is available. Since dsfs supports ISPF statistic...
8 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 4 Future consideration

automated access to IBM Z Security Portal HOLDDATA needed

The current process for accessing z/OS security patch information requires browser based access to ResourceLink. We need an automated way to download the Security (Sec/Int=Y) HOLDDATA from the IBM Z Security Portal similar to as we already have fo...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / SMP/E 2 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...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

ACS Read only variable required for RECFM

We are converting our sequential data to extended format in preparation for pervasive encryption. We use the zbna software to identify files unsuitable for EF, due to utilising EXCP. We have identified a lot of files with a RECFM of FS (mostly SAS...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

z/OS FTP PROXY OPEN support over TLS

We've recently started to enforce TLS encryption for z/OS FTP connections. Some of our jobs use the FTP "proxy" command to request that a dataset be transferred from one z/OS FTP server to another z/OS FTP server. However, when this is done after ...
about 1 month ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future consideration

Slayte AHA Test Aug 26

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 08/26/2024 Submitter Name: Slayte Admin USER Submitter Email: admin@slayte.com Description: Test
about 1 month ago in z/OS / DFSMS Catalog/IDCAMS/AMS 1 Future consideration

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