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    MFA support for SFG via OpenID connect or SAML

    Currently SFG does not support MFA. We would like to have MFA support via OpenID connect or SAML due to security reasons in our company. Suggested workaround via Secured Jump Host is not compliant to our internal regulations.
    3 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 1 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...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

    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...
    3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 7 Future consideration

    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...
    24 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Under review

    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...
    5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 7

    Support Dynamic/Managed Passwords for Oracle Database Accounts in IBM Sterling Secure File Gateway (SFG)

    1. Problem Statement Currently, IBM SFG requires static passwords for Oracle database accounts used for configuration, runtime, and audit data storage. This poses security and compliance challenges in environments that require: · Regular password ...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Submitted

    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...
    24 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2

    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...
    about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Planned for future release

    Use a custom filename for the zip file when using the getMultipleDocumentGet REST API

    The sfgapis getMultipleDocumentGet is to bundle one or more documents from B2B into a zip file and receive this zip as response. http://<Install_Host>:<Liberty_port>/sfgapis/ Using the getMultipleDocumentGet sfgapi there's no option to...
    4 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / APIs & SDKs 1 Submitted

    SFG Redelivers files multiple times once Redeliver button is triggered from SFG UI.

    Current Behavior: When the SFG operator/user wants to redeliver/replay one/multiple files and ticks on the checkbox before the file name (as shown in Fig1) then this/these files are put into queue for redeliver/replay and are picked-up by the “Fil...
    about 2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

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