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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 ...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Future consideration

Provide config option to IBM LDAP to allow suppression of ' ICH408I, IRR013I ' Logon Error Msgs from its JESLOG and LPAR SYSLOG.

We recently converted from Broadcom CA-LDAP to IBM LDAP (LDAPSRV). Both accessing a RACF database. We have '.net' web service validations coming in for userid / pswd. With IBM LDAP, we're now seeing dozens of ICH408I, IRR013I Logon error messages ...
3 months ago in z/OS / LDAP 0 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 Under review

Git path directory, for adding transparent git support for datasets

A `.git` file can be created with content: `gitdir: <path-to-zFS-where-no-pdspdse-constraints-exist>` to keep all git data elsewhere. Another advantage of keeping .git data separate (DSFS transparently handling just a representative `.git` f...
4 months ago in z/OS / Data Set File System (DSFS) 1 Future consideration

DFSMS and improved volume selection in a Storagegroup.

Any installation changes volume size over the years. From M3 to M54 and now many of us use EAVs as well.So the storagegroups is typically a mix volumes with different sizes; from a few GBs to many GBs. The key criteria for SMS volume selection und...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS SMS 1 Future consideration

Support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server

The EZANS Netstat dialogue is a vital tool for suporting z/OS Communications Server TCPIP. It is not supoorted and is frozen as a level of z/OS 1.12.IBM should formally support EZANS as part of z/OS Communications Server:1. to accept PMRs for faul...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Know how close an AS is to exceeding MEMLIMIT

MEMLIMIT is defined as the limit of private virtual storage that an address space can use above the bar any given time. But, guarded virtual storage and storage obtained with memlimit=no does not count against the MEMLIMIT. In SMF is reported SMF3...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_Storage Management (inc. RSM/ASM/VSM/DIV) 1 Needs more information

Passphrases need to be in non-display field when PASSWORD PHRASE tso command prompts for user entry of old and new passphrases

Strengthens security since people standing nearby cannot see what the user is typing
4 months ago in z/OS / TSO 1 Not under consideration

Change HSM Filemode Messages to something different from ARCxxxx to differentiate automation procedures from HSM Classic.

When HSM Classic and Filemode are running as separate tasks and message driven automation is used for things like CDS backups and archiving PDAs and LOGs, compex code is needed to differentiate between the two due to the fact the messages from bot...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / DFSMS HSM 0 Future consideration

Provide a more granular control over timeout Abends (S522) than SMFPRMxx JWT/SWT/SWT

Submitted By: SHARE-z/OS Systems Programming Submitted Date: 07/12/2023 Submitter Name: Arthur J Gutowski (Mainframe Engineer) Submitter Email: Arthur.Gutowski@huntington.com Description: Provide a more granular means of controlling / protecting j...
3 months ago in z/OS / BCP_SMF 0 Future consideration

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