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TKDS Support with Encryption Facility

Encryption Facility (EF) currently supports the ICSF CKDS and PKDS. The TKDS was implemented in ICSF after the initial EF support. Would be great to add that final KDS to the list of supported key stores.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Encryption Facility 1 Not under consideration

VERSION NUMBER needs to be picked up in the __dyn_t-structure

To be able to use dynalloc() a variable of type __dyn_t needs to be intialized with dyninit(): The __dyn_t structure must be initialized using the dyninit() macro defined in dyninit.h to ensure the proper "hidden" version indicator is used. Improp...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Requests for improvement : please set the selection to change NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS even when the response mode.

I can set NODELAYACKS / DELAYACKS the PORT statement in TCPIP Profile, but it becomes NODELAYACKS forces if the response mode is requested.I understand that this logic that has been implemented to improve performance. However, NODELAYACKS is force...
about 10 years ago in z/OS / Communications Server 2 Not under consideration

Use of crypto in DR machines in non-secure data centers

Customer has DR machines at a service provider that are not in use, but are loaded with master keys so they are immediately available. Wants to know how to prevent the service provider from using the cards in those machines, with their keys. Can n...
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 5 Not under consideration

EKMF role-based access control

EKMF currently has role-based access control, but it does not extend to the web-based DKMS browser. We would like it to be used there as well.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Not under consideration

Dynamic CVV

Similar to current CVV support but with another parameter to form the input data (service code).Workaround exists today where AP combines input parms to send to CVV function.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

UDX should be encrypted

The Seg3 file with UDX should be encrypted.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Not under consideration

Key provisioning with AIX encrypting file-system

Integration with IBM or other PKI for key provisioning (not for main-path encryption, only key provisioning).
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Not under consideration

Dual Control use of keys with RACF

Admin actions that authorize the use of keys should require dual controlSupport configuration that requires 2 security administrators to authorize the use of a key.
about 10 years ago in z/OS / ICSF 3 Not under consideration

Weak PIN checking at execution time

CCA - For weak PIN checking, a keyword that allows choosing whether to do the check on verbs at execution time. They have multiple applications running in the same LPAR, where some would want the checking while others would not.
about 10 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 4 Not under consideration

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