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Sterling File Gateway

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Add support for AES encryption algorithm for encrypt_string.sh tool in Sterling File Gateway

Would like to add support for using AES-256 encryption algorithm when encrypting clear-text values using encrypt_string.sh (obscure values) utility within the Sterling File Gateway installation. Current method seems to be using TripleDES which has...
about 13 hours ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Submitted

Enable smart card login in myfilegateway

Since many companies use smart card login for security reasons, it was a good idea allow partners to login to myfilegateway using these method
14 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Submitted

Prepare to support EBICS v4.0

EBICS is a banking standard used by banks and corporations in Europe for payments, cash and treasury management etc. The EBICS organisation is looking to build on the harmonisation introduced in EBICS v3, introduced in 2018, focusing on: EBICS V 4...
about 2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Standards 0 Submitted

Provide method to support EBICS SEPA XML Containers

The EBICS v3 BTF includes a container parameter which can be set to ZIP or XML. The XML option means that all files that match the download parameters must be combined as a single XML file according to the requirements set out in the German DFU ag...
about 2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Standards 0 Submitted

Enable the ability to copy text from the UI output.

Currently the only option for UI output is copying it as a picture, which has obvious drawbacks when copying and sharing information with business users. We are reduced to sending screenshots. It would be far better to be able to copy and share UI...
2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Submitted

Avoid creating 0 byte file at destination when mail box document is not present in SFG while reference in database is available

Avoid creating 0 byte file at destination when mail box document is not present in SFG while reference in database is available Case # TS017160795
3 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Mapping & Translation 1 Under review

Do not route .part or .lock

We have had a situation where transfers were interrupted and the source kept connecting and startting a transfer and then disconnecting (poorly written in Azure) and it cause ALOT (30 plus) .partial and .lock files. And since this upload directory...
3 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Submitted

Select Adapter group with RESTApi for AS2 on SFG Cluster

Hi When SFG is in cluster mode, we use the sterling interface to edit the AS2 partner configuration and select an adapter group instead of an individual adapter to load balance the connection and avoid failures. We wanted to use the RESTAPI to per...
4 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / APIs & SDKs 1 Future consideration

Support for ORacle 23c

A we are upgrading to Oracle 23c we use it for SFG and would like to make sure there is support for this release of Oracle DB.
4 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 1 Planned for future release

myfilegateway GUI popup messages

We are using IBM MyFileGateway v1.0 solution for HTTPs file transfer. Our customers are using this portal for upload/download files over HTTPs. Our Internal Business Team raised serious concerns over UI observations/issues which are easily noticea...
5 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Standards 3 Functionality already exists