Skip to Main Content
IBM Sterling


This portal is to open public enhancement requests for IBM Sterling products and services. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas
  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

Security

Showing 69

Implicit SSL is making a comeback with some sites due to its immediate application of SSL

Implicit SSL is generally not considered a best practice when setting up FTPS. The preferred alternative is Explicit SSL, which is the current standard for FTPS connections for B2B Integrator. However, some of our customers experience intense busi...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Future consideration

Capture partner TLS version information during handshake

For all communications protocols (FTPs, SFTP, AS2, ConnectDirect etc), we would like to capture TLS version in logs. In case of upgrades, it helps to work with respective partners to upgrade to supported TLS version.
almost 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Functionality already exists

Partner Level Authentication

We are starting to see more and more customers want to move to SSH Key only auth, however, we are not set to that today, nor are all of our customers ready/willing to make that switch. Since the authentication requirement is set at a system level,...
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Not under consideration

JMS provider "universal messaging - Software AG" to be included in the list of supported SSL/TLS JMS providers

JMS provider "universal messaging - Software AG" to be included in the list of supported SSL/TLS JMS providers
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Future consideration

Mail Client adapter to allow Oauth 2.0 with grant_type as Client Credentials

The out of the box B2B mail client adapter allows to make connections to the mail exchange server for OAuth2.0 with grant_type as "Password" only. The grant_type as password is an obsolete and a vulnerable way of getting tokens and should allow gr...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Future consideration

Implement Password rules for FTP(s) and SFTP Server Adapter External Authentication

Our platform is using IBM Sterling Integrator 6.1.1 Not using Sterling Secure Proxy All the accounts are created using local LDAP on the app servers. These accounts do not use IBM Sterling Authentication. FTP(s) or SFTP Following are the requireme...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Not under consideration

Supply Client Certificate Details to BP launched by HTTP Server Adapter

Details as to the CommonName of the Client Certificate and its Signing Authority would be useful in BP ProcessData to validate that the Client Certificate belongs to the source system that used it, and that it is signed by the correct CA (when mul...
over 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Future consideration

Support for TLS V1.3 for B2BAC trading partner connections

The governance body across the Superannuation Transaction Network (STN) is maturing its security posture. As such they are looking to mandate TLS V1.3 connection in the future.
about 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Planned for future release

Password stretching use appropriate ASD approved algorithm for B2Bi

A recent audit under the Gateway Network Governance Body - Information Security Requirements has identified that B2BI is not compliance is ASD ISM control 1402 - Security Control: 1402; Revision: 5; Updated: Aug-20; Applicability: O, P, S, TS Stor...
about 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Planned for future release