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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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PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...
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    FINPLUS readme_xsd.txt should contain the reference to the package and schema version it relates to

    Currently the FINPLUS readme_xsd.txt file header doesn't indicate any information to the package or schema version it relates to. Only further down in the document, the publication dates are listed under the Schema section. This can cause misunder...
    12 days ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Maps & Type Trees 0 Future consideration

    Enhance Integrated File Agent (IFA) for Windows and Linux allow flexibility as to where the process scripts are stored

    Our team recently converted a Stand Alone File Agent to Integrated File Agent. The imported rules work fine. However, we discovered that when creating a new rule, the process script must be placed in the process directory. No other location is all...
    about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

    Allow SSP CM user role to be determined by an attribute returned by LDAP

    This will allow privileges to be dynamic based on temporary elevation determined by group. Users do not need persistent Admin authority and SEAS could determine whether or not user should be admin or operator based on LDAP attribute
    about 1 month ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

    Export Type Field Visibility

    If I'm not mistaken, a non-admin user is unable to see what fields are included in an export type except by looking at Export History to see past exports. I think it would be useful if they could see what fields are included in an export type or, ...
    about 1 month ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

    Integrated CDWS for CD Unix

    No description provided
    about 1 month ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 2 Future consideration

    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

    User Create , Manage, Delete option in OrderHub

    Currently there is no User Create , Manage, Delete option in OrderHub. Can this feature be added to OrderHub?. If Application Console and Application Manager is getting deprecated, what is the replacement?.
    2 months ago in Order Management (OnPrem & OMoC) 0 Future consideration

    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

    Request for Multi‑Endpoint / Automatic Failover Support for S3 IO Exit in Connect:Direct

    During multiple production runs, we observed intermittent S3 transfer failures in Connect:Direct. The failures are inconsistent, and not all transfers are affected. Our internal teams (SRE, Storage/S3, and Network) are continuing deeper analysis, ...
    2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance 3 Future consideration

    AI-Powered Resource Prediction and Proactive App Health Check

    Connect:Direct to predicts system resource shortages and to proactively monitors application health to prevent performance degradation and file transfer failures before they occur. By analyzing historical patterns and real-time telemetry across CP...
    2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 1 Future consideration

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