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Enhance Sysplex Autonomics and IPSec message enhancements

We are asking for the following enhancements to messaging 1) if so many decapsulation errors are seen outside of a recent key refresh or TCPIP stop a WTO message be issued to the console so our automation can alert us of this issue and we can take...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

ISRLEMX Needs to handle source and copy concat differently

ISRLEMX has a design flaw. It is possible to have a program name and a macro or copy element by the same name. In our case we have a COBOL program, ABC, which does a copy for ABC. The copybook ABC is NOT another copy of program ABC. However, becau...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / ISPF 2 Not under consideration

Option to Change Default Installation Radio Button in ZOSMF Config Assistant

Our team uses z/OSMF Communication Server Configuration Assistant to implement at-tls, ids, and ipsec policy on z/OS 2.2 Communications Server. We would like the option to determine the default radio button chosen when on the configuration install...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Support for Diffie-Hellman in the crypto coprocessor cards (CEXnC)

We call in our CICS applications external webservices and external http requests, which are hosted at external Partners, means there is a http conversation between CICS and an external Partner, in which CICS has the role Client. For security reaso...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Future consideration

Provide TCSR CER SEF values for listners on static VIPAs

System: z/OS Communication ServerActor: User requesting new information Currently only Distributed DVIPAs provide information about how well a server is handling/responding to incoming connections. There is no information on how a port for a stati...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 0 Not under consideration

Calculation of ECC public key from private key

An ECC private key in the clear is derived by some function and will be used later for signatures. The corresponding ECC public key can be calculated from the private key.This function is probably available in the Crypto Express 5 cards of IBM, bu...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 8 Not under consideration

STP ETS scheduled syncronization feature request

To keep multiple STP networks (at different geographical locations) synchronized in parallel to any adjustments in time from the ETS (External Time Server) we need to be able to specify the occurrences that the PTS quarries the ETS. o This can eit...
over 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / HMC/Support Element (SE) 2 Not under consideration

MODIFY VTAMOPTS XCFINIT / XCFGRPID

Curious as I had been looking throughout the knowledge center and online, and did not see anything, but was wondering if there is a way to dynamically modify the VTAM start option of XCFINIT or even XCFGRPID using any command or the MODIFY VTAMOPT...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Enhancement to EEDIAG

When the EEDIAG comes back with an ICMP message it would be nice if the display would show what IP address the message came from. Currently if you get say an unreachable message it could be coming from the Server, switch or router. To get this inf...
almost 8 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 1 Not under consideration

Allow SMTP server to use port other than 25

The SMTP server can only use port 25 for outgoing connections.This needs to be changed as not all implementation use port 25.You can change the incoming port , but the outgoing port is hardcoded to be at port 25.
almost 8 years ago in z/VM 1 Future consideration