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zOSMF - NCA allow to delete default 'Security Levels'

Since a recent upgrade the NCA introduced the capability to delete or add all the default rules which is an appreciated feature. Whereas this idea focuses on the extension of the same functionality to the 'Security Levels'. As we only operate on c...
7 months ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Future 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

Modify IKJPARS so that the parse service routine obtain storage above the line

DFSMSrmm is not able to load a large defaults table. DFSMSrmm is abending with S878 and in some cases DFSMSrmm can't be restartet and an IPL is needed. See the details in case TS016867492. We have converted a retention file with 13.300 entries to ...
3 months ago in z/OS / TSO 0 Under review

Create New SMF Record subtype for ACEECHK Warnings

When enabling ACEECHK class in RACF to detect ACEE modification detection events, only IRR421I is issued to the syslog. This request is to have a SMF80 subtype record created to log these events so they can be easily researched among recent or arc...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / RACF 1 Not under consideration

zCX: Personal and technical Userids mustn't be in the same group / results in workflow failures / rerunability

The zCX workflow says for the SAF group to be specified during provisioning: "Specify an existing SAF group name to allow that group access to this IBM z/OS Container Extensions appliance instance directory. The provisioning user of this IBM zCX a...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / Container Extensions (zCX) 0 Future consideration

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

System wide System SSL Settings

We would like the ability to set system wide System SSL settings at IPL time. We would like a configuration, where we can permanently disable legacy SSL settings (protocols, ciphers, ecurves, keysizes, etc.). Currently, it is up to each Applicatio...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / SSL 1 Future consideration

It will be useful, the standard PERMIT command syntax include a WHEN clause for time-based conditions.

Use Case 1: Restricting Access During Business Hours Scenario 1: A company wants to restrict certain administrative commands during business hours to prevent unauthorized changes while employees are working. Example: PERMIT EZB.INITSTACK.SYSA.TCPI...
3 months ago in z/OS / RACF 0 Future consideration

Delete elements like channel , control-unit , unit in IODF with HCD batch

With PGM=CBDMGHCP,PARM='MIGR,........' we can add or update elements but not to delete elements. It would be fine to be able to delete elements in batch before to do MIGRATE in batch. We have messages : CBDA563I SPACE EXHAUSTED IN WORK IODF NSYSTK...
3 months ago in z/OS / HCD 4 Future consideration

Display CPU critical tag for dependent/independent enclaves

As per RMF default settings, Storage/CPU critical is only set for only address spaces entries, not for enclaves. My suggestion is to have a default setting to keep the storage/CPU critical display for enclaves in the RMF III. This would help us to...
over 1 year ago in z/OS / RMF 0 Future consideration