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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...
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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Add TLS 1.3 Support to Connect:Direct

TLS v1.3 was recently released, and we would like to see it added to Connect:Direct w/Secure+ as an available security option for all platforms that support it.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 5 Delivered

Control Center Rule Correlation

Two of the things we utilize Control Center for is SLC notification and processes that do not end successfully. We have some transmissions that are monitored on SLCs that are contractual (sla). We do get an alert if the sla transmission has not st...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor 4 Delivered

mailbox messageid and PrimaryDocument at AWS S3 custom protocol

During AWS S3 custom protocol, at delivery side (consumer) AWSS3 client service is not getting primary document. to provide primary document to AWS S3 service, we need to define logic like below <assign to="PrimaryDocument" from="/ProcessData/P...
about 4 years ago in Sterling File Gateway 0 Delivered

Provide control over who can use the SNODEID parameter

With SPOE, the SNODEID presents a security vulnerability. The SNODEID is hard-coded in the process in clear text. Anyone authorized to use CDZ and able to read the file where the SNODEID is coded, typically in the process library, can create and s...
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 4 Delivered

ICC Support of SMTP with SSL/TLS encryption

Most modern SMTP Service require SMTP/s to leverage their services. IBM B2Bi supports this but ICC does not. This makes it hard to find an SMTP service that meets or clients email needs.

SSP should support in integrating with other 3rd party Malware checking products using ICAP

SSP should support in integrating with other 3rd party Malware checking products using ICAP protocol similar to what DataPower supports today.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / APIs & SDKs 3 Delivered

API for AS2 profile creation

If there is an API available for AS2 profile creation in Sterling Integrator, then it will greatly help to automate partner on-boarding process through a self service portal. Currently it requires business users to have technical exposure to Sterl...
about 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / APIs & SDKs 5 Delivered

InFlight portal, reprocess multiple messages at once

We cannot reprocess messages more than one at a time (this can cause an increase in workload and longer recovery times if we need to do a bulk reprocessing for any reason).We need to be able todo bulk reprocessing from InFlight.At the moment we ca...
over 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 6 Delivered

Add support for IAM Role credentials using the AWS S3 adapter

Today the Sterling AWS S3 Adapter only supports the use of IAM User credentials. In order to dynamically generate expiring credentials we need the ability to use IAM Role Credentials via the AWS S3 Adapter.
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 1 Delivered

C:D Installation in Google Cloud and ability to write directly to Google Storage

This enhancement is for the ability to write files directly to Google Cloud Storage using Connect Direct from any other connect direct platform. Also, guidance on C:D installation in Google Cloud in general
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 2 Delivered