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PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...

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Sterling Secure Proxy HSM Integration to store TLS certificate encryption key only

Many organizations use SSP for TLS sessions termination and authenticate clients in presentation zone. The volumes would be high in general, with HSM integration and security mandates each TLS connection has to communicate with HSM for TLS offload...
4 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 2 Future consideration

SSP FIPS mode enable should work with HSM device

Sterling Secure proxy communication failing with SSL error when we enable FIFS mode and SSL certs are stored under HSM device. below is the SSL error: Short Text => TLS/SSL handshake failure, reason=Handshake failure , GSK codes (init/validate)...
6 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 2 Future consideration

Allow SSP application to accept spaces and special characters in the username for LDAP integration

SSP application is not allowing AD username with spaces and special characters like '-'. Since our AD account has spaces and – in the username, this is not allowing us to integrate SSP with LDAP.
9 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 3 Future consideration

Request for Enhancement (RFE): Alternative User Exit Options in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP)

Request for Enhancement (RFE): Alternative User Exit Options in IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) 1. Introduction This document proposes an enhancement to IBM Sterling Secure Proxy (SSP) to include support for alternative user exit options beyond th...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 1 Future consideration

Block MFA enabled users access to non-MFA adapters

Hi Team, At present, it is possible to block users at engine level which is useful to block users from logging in. Is it possible to block users if they use particular adapter and allow for others? if not, can we please consider if this can be con...
over 1 year ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 0 Future consideration

Automation of certificate replacement in SSP and SI

As we are replacing SSL certificates more often and validity lengths are shortening we will have to do more certification replacements. I would like a way to automate the certificate replacement within SI and SSP. I would need an automated or scri...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 2 Future consideration

Disable Terminal SSH to Secure Proxy from External (Adapter)

We are currently running the latest version of Secure Proxy and are able to ssh (terminal) through the adapter to the SSP host. Although we are not able to login, it is an audit finding to prompt for credentials. Should simply close the session. I...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 0 Future consideration

Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA

As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 6 Future consideration

Two factor authentication on SSP Config Manager for admin users

Access to SSP Config Manager GUI for admin users is via userid/password only. This request is for two factor authentication to be supported, via userid/password and RSA token
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 1 Future consideration

Disable concurrent user login in SSP

As per Bank security team, Concurrent logins should not be allowed. If the user is login via different machines or different browsers, then the old session should be destroyed. As per them, we need to have this feature in the product or commitment...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 2 Future consideration