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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 obj...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Planned for future release

Enhancement on CCA/ICSF to support RSA Public Key size 8192 UKDS6 and UKDS7

Enhancement on ICSF/CCA to support RSA Public key size of 8192 on UKDS6 as well as UKDS7.
about 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 7 Planned for future release

Formatting Method PKOAEP2 in callable service CSNDPKE

Implement the PKOAEP2 formatting method (RSA DSI PKCS #1 v2.1 RSAES-OAEP) in the callable service CSNDPKE (PKA Encrypt). Currently PKOAEP2 is available in the callable services CSNDSYX and CSNDSYI2.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 2 Planned for future release

Enable the exchange of MDK keys to Visa using TR-31 Key Block Version B, mode of use=N

We are unable to send MDK keys to Visa using TR-31 Key Block Version B as they use Thales payShield HSMs which only support Mode of Use=N whereas IBM only supports Mode of Use=X.
almost 3 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 3 Planned for future release

New verb for time adjustment in crypto card and sync daemon

A new verb for the crypto cards is needed which allows to adjust the internal clock by a max. of 2 seconds per day.This verb needs his own access point.The intention is to keep the internal crypto card clock synchronized with the server time which...
over 8 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 6 Planned for future release

ICSF support DES transport keys

In attempting to use the HMAC function of ICSF to implement support for some processing one of our Payment Schemes is implementing. We found that ICSF does not allow the IMPORT or EXPORT of HMAC keys under a DES transport. Since DES is heavily use...
about 7 years ago in IBM Z and LinuxONE Systems Hardware / Crypto HW 8 Planned for future release