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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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    JSON Validation on ITX maps

    We have a requirement to implement a JSON validator for the files sent by the customer. The key requirement is to return a 400-error response synchronously if the incoming JSON is invalid, including detailed error information in the response body....
    1 day ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Maps & Type Trees 0 Under review

    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

    Improvements to the B2B API framework

    B2Bi customers are making large time, resource, and budget investments in automation. These automation projects rely heavily on the B2Bi API framework. The current API framework and documentation do not lend itself to large scale automation projec...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 1 Submitted

    Support OAuth 2.0 Authentication for RosettaNet PIP Transport (HTTPS)

    Business Context Global electronics and semiconductor supply chains are increasingly adopting stricter security standards for B2B integrations. Token-based authentication mechanisms such as OAuth 2.0 are becoming mandatory, even for established in...
    about 2 months ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 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...
    5 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 7

    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

    Ability to add the Client division as it was feasible on Config Center

    When we create a new map, The Division field is limited to 4 characters only. This field should be increased to minimum of 8 characters, so when we create a new map to the existing customer, the division name matches with the old maps.
    21 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Mapping & Translation 1 Submitted

    CDU/CDWS Container logging to standard output

    It is common, standard and recommended practice for applications running in OpenShift and Kubernetes pods to log everything to standard output, rather than to log files. I understand that users can keep logs on shared non-ephemeral filesystems out...
    27 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 5

    Allow onboarded partners to download Enterprise profile's SSL certificate

    Allow onboarded partners to download Enterprise profile's SSL certificate so that certificate management, including certificate update communication, can occur via partner portal. Enterprise profile can store outbound SSL certificates used by vari...
    10 days ago in webMethods B2B SaaS 0 Submitted

    Enable full control of purge operations in UI without extra pod

    Given our Openshift deployment pattern, it is not feasible in the Production environment to have to edit the helm values to change some purge parameters in either the cron or config map. All purge operations should be able to be handled within the...
    2 months ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Administration & Configuration 0 Under review

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