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Sterling Connect:Direct

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...
5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Future consideration

PasswordExit caching

To improve performance on high-traffic systems, we propose implementing a password caching option within Connect:Direct's PasswordExit functionality. Instead of fetching a password from the integrated vault for every connection, Connect:Direct wil...
22 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance Needs more information

Multiple integrated C:D file agent instances on Windows

When using the integrated file agent on a C:D hub to access multiple file shares the service account may need to be a member of multiple groups, each of which may have multiple sub-groups, causing the user’s token, which includes all group securit...
7 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Submitted

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Future consideration

Support for Arbitrary User ID in IBM Connect:Direct Container Images

Modify the Connect:Direct container image to enable running it with a random UID. OpenShift Security Context Constraints (SCCs) assign random user IDs at runtime while maintaining group ID 0 (root group) for security purposes. This security model...
4 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability

Allow Concurrent Access to FileAgent rules. if not lock the access until rules are applied

Integrated file Agent allows concurrent access for multiple users which mean rules or config can be overwritten. Enhancement request is to either Allow safe concurrent access where user wont trip on each other rules If that is not possible, at...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Under review

CDWS in Containers - certificate.finger.print parameter

Connect Direct Web Services for containers should allow to setup the certificate.finger.print parameter before deployment. Currently CDWS requires to start the deployment, then setup the certificate.finger.print value and restart the deployment. H...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade

locking\managing FA to stop multiple configuration clashes

as it stands multiple users can access webservices - connect direct file agent both on unix and windows this means that if 2 or more users are attempting to make configuration updates to FA working directories and rules, clashes occur these clashe...
16 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other Submitted

Need ability to send files as more than one user in CD UNIX container.

We are using CD UNIX IBM Certified Container with SUM enabled, which allows two users, cdadmin and appuser. Only appuser can be user for file transfers. SUM will soon be deprecated in favor of SPM, which only allows one user, cdadmin, for all oper...
19 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Submitted

Update Connect:Direct to Support Newer Visual C++ Runtime

Currently, IBM Connect:Direct for Windows version 6.4.x requires Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 12.0 (2013). As confirmed in support case, this dependency cannot be removed and there is no ETA for modernization. Many enterprise security team...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Planned for future release

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