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    Actions after a file is copied to a Azure Blob

    As soon as the file is copied to connect direct and is persisted in a BLOB Object Store in Azure, customer needs to move/copy this file to another path/blob and/or delete this file directly from the cdp as a sysopt or some kind of task, but not us...
    8 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Submitted

    Support IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS run on IBM i 7.6

    In April 2025, IBM released version 7.6 of IBM i, the successor to IBM i 7.5.However, we have been informed by the Offering Manager that, at this time, there are no plans to support IBM i 7.6 for IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for i5/OS, which has hi...
    2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 7 Planned for future release

    Certify NetApp S3 Object Storage with Connect:Direct

    Usage of Non-AWS S3 based object storage is increasing with NetApp NAS filers being amongst the leaders in this space.
    25 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 3 Functionality already exists

    CDWS API for the update Key Certificates with certificate path

    Currently The API /cdwebconsole/svc/securepluskeycertificate is looking for "certificateData": "", which needed certificate content to be copied but it would be good if the API allows us to provide the certificate and use it.
    24 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 2 Future consideration

    API required in CDWS for cfgcheck

    Currently, CD UNIX provides the cfgcheck script, which validates the following configuration files: initparm.cfg userfile.cfg netmap.cfg Default_Config.json This script performs validation and reports any configuration issues, including duplicate ...
    27 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 2 Future consideration

    Requirement for SSH keys to be generated with 4096 key lengths instead of 2048

    Banks and insurances in Nordics are having this as a requirement
    14 days ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

    Need more access methods other than SAS token in transfer from Sterling Integrator to Azure Blob Storage

    We are currently looking into the options for the Sterling to Blob write options with the newly available Object Store Client Adapter as mentioned below. Object Store Client Adapter - IBM Documentation With the setup provided in the guidance, we c...
    9 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 5 Future consideration

    Enable Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) via Active Directory Integration for Sterling B2Bi/SFG

    Currently, Sterling B2Bi/SFG relies on local group configurations for role-based access control (RBAC), which creates operational overhead and limits centralized governance. We propose introducing native integration with Active Directory (AD) to m...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

    Native Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Support in Sterling B2B Integrator for Enhanced Security

    Currently, Sterling B2B Integrator relies on external components (such as SSP) or custom integrations to enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for internal and privileged users. This creates additional complexity and overhead for organizations...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

    Private Key Authentication for JDBC Connections

    Our current Sterling 6.1.2 is connecting to Snowflake DB using JDBC (Snowflake driver) with username/password authentication method. Now, due to security reasons, the Snowflake is enforcing private key authentication (.p8) instead of password. But...
    3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

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