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Sterling Control Center Monitor

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Control Center to provide a traffic summary report with total number of files sent/received by a customer/vendor/partner.

We could use a feature in Control Center where it tracks the total number of transfers by endpoint or partner. We have a business need to know how many transfers we completed with a partner for a given month.
7 months ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Delivered

In Server Inventory report, we are not able to include server meta data parameter as an output parameter.

We have specified all 10 server meta data parameters in the connected connect direct servers and want these parameters in the server inventory report. As of now, we are seeing the server meta data parameters in filter option only in Audit > Sev...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 3 Delivered

Display serial number for expiring trusted and key certificates

We utilize the Certificate Expiry Warning rule to notify our team when trusted and/or key certificates are expiring in 60 days. It doesn't appear that this is captured as part of the events. The reason I say that is the serial number is not presen...
about 1 year ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 3 Delivered

With the advent of later iFixes in 6.2.1.0 and in 6.3.0 moving forward need the ability to control ciphers for web and interop

The ability to manage ciphers for the secured web server/console (default port 58083) and interop connections (same port) was deprecated. Customers often have specific ciphers that must not or must be supported. Leaving a default set of ciphers is...

High Watermark Report

How about adding the high watermark report back to the web client for 6.3. I have to launch the thick client to be able to run this report.
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 2 Delivered

Duplicate rules and/or actions in Control Center 6.2.1

Prior to version 6.2, rules and/or actions could be duplicated by using the classic console. During the duplication action, the user changes the necessary information in order to make the new rule/action unique. I don't see a way to do this in ver...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Delivered

Consolidate all ICC admin functionality under Web Console.

Currently functions in ICC such as creating SLC's for all types other then simple SLC and creating/managing DVGs all must be done through the Classic Console. Besides the inconvenience of switching back and forth between the Web Console and Classi...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 2 Delivered

Credential enumeration

Credential enumeration occurs when an attacker can determine the validity of credentials by observing responses in the application and identifying differences between correct and incorrect responses. Attackers may be able to use this vulnerability...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 2 Delivered

More Flexibility Needed for Control Center Web Console time out.

I know that in Control Center 6.1.3, the maximum amount of time for the Web console is 30 minutes. Please add an enhancement that gives administrators more flexibility in expanding this beyond 30 minutes. This is needed for our shop because the Ba...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 1 Delivered

Single Sign On for IBM Control Center using IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

Implementation of Single Sign On for IBM Control Center using IBM Sterling Secure Proxy, similar to myfilegateway for Sterling File Gateway for external trading partners : In a IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Global Implementation, for a external t...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Usability 0 Delivered