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Multiple integrated C:D file agent instances on Windows

When using the integrated file agent on a C:D hub to access multiple file shares the service account may need to be a member of multiple groups, each of which may have multiple sub-groups, causing the user’s token, which includes all group securit...
4 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Submitted

locking\managing FA to stop multiple configuration clashes

as it stands multiple users can access webservices - connect direct file agent both on unix and windows this means that if 2 or more users are attempting to make configuration updates to FA working directories and rules, clashes occur these clashe...
12 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other Submitted

Need ability to send files as more than one user in CD UNIX container.

We are using CD UNIX IBM Certified Container with SUM enabled, which allows two users, cdadmin and appuser. Only appuser can be user for file transfers. SUM will soon be deprecated in favor of SPM, which only allows one user, cdadmin, for all oper...
15 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration Submitted

PasswordExit caching

To improve performance on high-traffic systems, we propose implementing a password caching option within Connect:Direct's PasswordExit functionality. Instead of fetching a password from the integrated vault for every connection, Connect:Direct wil...
19 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Performance Needs more information

Enable Password less Proxy/Impersonation Functionality Without Mandatory Local Administrator Group Membership Privilege

1. Problem Statement Following the upgrade to IBM Sterling IBM Connect:Direct version 6.4.0 on Windows platforms, the password less/no-password proxy feature for domain accounts face a significant security and compliance challenge. Current Setting...
about 2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Not under 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...
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security Planned for future release

CDWS in Containers - certificate.finger.print parameter

Connect Direct Web Services for containers should allow to setup the certificate.finger.print parameter before deployment. Currently CDWS requires to start the deployment, then setup the certificate.finger.print value and restart the deployment. H...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade

Allow Concurrent Access to FileAgent rules. if not lock the access until rules are applied

Integrated file Agent allows concurrent access for multiple users which mean rules or config can be overwritten. Enhancement request is to either Allow safe concurrent access where user wont trip on each other rules If that is not possible, at...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Under review

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...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability Future consideration

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...
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration

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