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Enable IBM Sterling File Gateway to use HSM-protected PGP private keys for PGP encryption, decryption, and signing operations.

IBM Sterling File Gateway (SFG) should provide native support for using PGP keys protected by a Hardware Security Module (HSM) for applicable PGP cryptographic operations. Organizations with stringent security and compliance requirements may requi...
about 16 hours ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security Submitted

PGP Keys in the HSM

PGP private keys are critical cryptographic assets ensuring data confidentiality and non-repudiation for file transfer operations. Storing them outside an HSM means they may exist as plaintext or software-protected keys on disk, increasing the ris...
about 12 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security Submitted

SFTP Private Keys Stored in the HSM

Private keys are critical cryptographic assets protecting inbound/outbound file transfers. Storing them outside an HSM means they may exist as plaintext or software-protected keys on disk, increasing the risk of key theft, impersonation, and unaut...
about 12 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security Submitted

Data Encryption Keys should be storable in an HSM

This would be for utilizing IBM SFG with document storage on NFS or Disk.  This would not apply to Database stored documents.  The advantage would be PCI compliance and greater security.  It would reduce the risk that gaining the DE...
about 12 hours ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security Submitted

Implement a SBC feature to add more item attributes to item Classifications

Currently most of the item attribute that we populate as part of the item table are not available for Item classification for the purpose Sourcing. Only very few attributes are available, but most of the times those attributes are not populated. S...
about 20 hours ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) Submitted

cdinstall_a Silent Install for Non Root User (Linux / AIX)

We had the situation described in Case number TS023376585, as we are under heavy Regulations about using root rights, it gets very difficult to use it to run the whole cdinstall_a Script. We need to use the Silent Installation because we install C...
about 20 hours ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Submitted

Some useful functionalities for Sterling Agent Hub

Automated Product Upgrade and Downgrade Agent - An agent that can take care of Sterling B2B Product upgrades. List out the pre-requisites, dependencies and perform the upgrade / downgrade with simple prompts without having to run the installer man...
1 day ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs Submitted

PostgreSQL DB account operates with only minimal privileges

When a Connect:Direct server is installed, a default PostgreSQL database user named postgres is created with administrative privileges. This is currently part of the product's standard design and architecture. This imposes a security risk. Please ...
2 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Submitted

Option on SSP / SSPCM SFTP Reverse Proxy to reject inbound connections using deprecated ssh-rsa SHA1 Client Signature Algorithm

There should be a option within SSP / SSPCM to reject deprecated SHA1 Client Signature Algorithm. Currently if a SFTP client connects to SFG via SSP SFTP Reverse Proxy using Key Authentication with a RSA key type, the client is able to connect suc...
7 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security Submitted

Alternative way to create/change user password

Once a user is created, one way to change/create the password is using the link received by an email sent by ICC. Other way is using LDAP/SSO. As the customer doesn't have the SMTP and the LDAP working for now and needs to create users and it's pa...
23 days ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration Submitted

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