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SSPcm API calling need password in API properties file

If we want to call the API in automated way then it wants us to provide the user name and password in API properties file in clear text format, mentioning passwords in clear text isn't allowed in our Organization. We need some utility via which we...
about 24 hours ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security Submitted

Have the ability to code in the "user authorization record" to limit concurrent transfers/sessions a mapping can have at ONE time.

So one UserID on a Node cannot use up all the allocated "SECONDARY SESSION"
6 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS Submitted

Adapt SBI to the removal of "clientAuth EKU" from Public TLS certificat

By February 2027, public certificate authorities (CAs) will stop supporting TLS client authentication due to Chrome’s new root program rules. Customers which have enabled "Require Client Authentication" in the C:D protocol Secure+ configuration. P...
about 2 hours ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security Submitted

PQC integration of Sterling B2BI

Quantum safe PQC algorithms (like Kyber,Dilithium etc.) must be supported and added to Sterling. Quantum resistant methods offer using hybrid cryptography ( using both non-quantum and quantum methods together) TLS 1.3 is needed but it is not only ...
1 day ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security Submitted

SSP should have a setting to configure "allowlist" usernames which should accept regex express for allowed user names

The SSP must provide a setting to configure, such as a **"Users Allowlist"**, where we can set up a list of usernames and/or a regular expression. This configuration should ensure that the SSP allows connections only from those users that match th...
19 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration Future consideration

Block traffic from an IP address, if rate of connections exceeds a configured value.

There should be a mechanism/setting in SSP where we can configure the maximum number of concurrent connections allowed from any IP. And if the number of connections exceed the maximum limit, the SSP should block any more connections from that IP a...
19 days ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security Under review

Human readable PDF download for PEPPOL & E-Invoicing

3 separate customers have asked me for the ability to download human readable PDF for E-Invoicing and PEPPOL this week. It seems the majority of our competitors have this functionality already and with the current flood of E-Invoicing Mandates thr...
19 days ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight (beta) Under review

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.
2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security Submitted

UAT testing by key user community members

Problem Statement Recent releases have unintentionally impacted MIO data (e.g., loss of thousands of workflow items), leading to significant rework. Request Introduce a pre-release validation step where updates are deployed to a sandbox (or simila...
6 days ago in Maximo Inventory Optimization Submitted

Ensure AS2 MDN Response is Not Affected by HTTP Accept Header

Hi Team, I'd like to submit a feature request regarding AS2 (EDIINT) MDN handling in webMethods Integration Server. Currently, when watt.server.http.useAcceptHeader=true, the Integration Server determines the response format based on the incoming ...
about 1 month ago in webMethods B2B SaaS Submitted

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