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Status Planned for future release
Workspace IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware
Categories Crypto HW
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 12, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

Please provide C++17 support for the Cryptographic Coprocessor Custom Software Developer's Toolkit (CEX7S/4769)

C++ provides valuable features to the UDX developper in order to extend the standard IBM CCA functionality:
- Guaranteed intialization of variables and objects during creation (constructor)
- Guaranteed clean-up of variables while destroying the object
- Smart pointers with lower risk to generate core dumps, memory leaks etc.
- Error handling with exceptions
- ...

https://www.ibm.com/security/cryptocards/pciecc4/overview

 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 19, 2023
    Our understanding is that update of the C++ support to a new level such as C++17 will require update of the internal libraries in Segment 2 and other materials in the firmware image. We do this work on card boundaries where we update the operating system. We will take this on for the next full card + internal OS update.
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 17, 2023
    IBM is considering what additional help and support can be provided and also exchanging emails with the parties involved through the support channel. Thank you for submitting this and we are actively looking at it.

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