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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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    MARKET SYNC GOOGLE.com/CLOUD SHELL Container ENABLE ORACLE JAVA ENTERPRISE SQL server MANAGEMENT ROBOT DEPLOYER(s(JOB))EXECUTION intall workload PROUDCE FILE.SETUP then initialize errorless SQL queried(S)

    PROUCT programming CREATING DATASCIENCE including TECHNOLOGY upgraded VERSION of ORCHESTRATION manipulating OFFLINE/ONLINE DIRECTION WORKFLOW syncing SHELL CLOUD GOOGLE https://jackiesfilms.verify.ibm.com/ui/admin ADMINISTRATOR GMAIL client from P...
    3 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Performance 0 Submitted

    Simple Report on user or IP and the Cipher/Algorith/Mac/Key Exchange they used to connect for the SSP

    This is useful information for larger organizations who need to deprecate older ciphers/algorithms/key exchanges. If you don't own/purchase CCM there isnt' a way to do easily do this. Which is odd since the information is contained in the SSP logs...
    5 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Reporting 0 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 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

    Include supply chain pack for EDIFACT D94A

    The D94A Type Tree is missing from the supply chain packs for Design Studio. To support any customer wishing to use this version, we have to take the D94B Type Tree and manually compare and edit the Type Tree to ensure that the mandatory/optional ...
    27 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 0 Under review

    Sterling B2B Integrator HSM Integration to store TLS certificate encryption key only

    In Regulated and Banking Industry the private key/system certificates of Sterling B2B Integrator can't be stored in database and need to be integrated with HSM. For application with high volumes to communicate with HSM for TLS offloading which wou...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Under review

    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...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 5

    Test compatibility windows server 2025 and SSP

    Our organization want to migrate from windows server 2019 to windows server 2025 by 4th quarter of 2026
    2 months ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Installation & Upgrade 5 Future consideration

    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...
    11 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Submitted

    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

    Detailed information from ISERROR function

    Currently when we use the ISERROR function, it just returns true of false. It would be great if we could get a more detailed response. Something like, "Failed component rule" or "Doesn't match expected type". Now I can get more detailed informatio...
    about 2 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Design Studio 1 Not under consideration

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