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Security

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Control Center needs the ability to pull account passwords from a corporate password manager/vault

Due to security requirements and best practices, passwords should be changed periodically and wherever possible, should not be stored on local systems in text/XML files, etc. Control Center should have an option to utilize external Password Vault ...
almost 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 1

IBM Control Center Support AD windows authentication method for SQL server database

To meet Industry security standards to authenticate to Enterprise Active Directory tool
over 4 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 1 Not under consideration

Add an indicator on the Web Console for Connect Direct that would show as to whether it has Secure + or not

Adding a Secure + indicator to the Web console would be beneficial in that it would provide a more complete picture.
almost 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security / Usability 0 Future consideration

Implement the use of LDAP without the need of IBM External Authentication Server

In order to implement the use of LDAP for authenticating to Control Center, it is a requirement to use IBM External Authentication Server. There should be a way of doing so without implementing another product that has be installed, configured, an...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 1 Not under consideration

Receive Certificate Expiration Warnings for Connect Direct Web Services on Control Center

Since Connect Direct Web Services is a component of Connect Direct and uses certificates for securing connections to the Connect Direct, there needs to be a way to receive warnings when a certificate is due to expire from Control Center.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Future consideration

It should be possible for Control Center to handle multiple SSL/TLS keys in its keystore

Currently can Control Center only work with one unique key in its keystore. When using SEAS authentication this certificate must be defined with both Server and Client Authentication Enhanced Key Usage (EKU). It should be possible (as any other co...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Not under consideration

Allow ICC to authenticate users via group membership (eg. using SEAS)

Typical enterprises do not define individual user accounts and groups to every application, as is currently required for ICC.Instead, user accounts and groups within an LDAP directory (such as Active Directory) are used and the applications recogn...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 1 Future consideration

Password Security Controls

Password security controls for ICC administrator/user interface using local authentication are not sufficient: Minimum password length can’t be enforced. Passwords expiration can’t be enforced. Password complexity settings don't exist Password hi...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 1 Functionality already exists

Inactivity user account control

Admin/User accounts within IBM Control Center cant be disabled/removed after a specified period of inactivity in compliance with the security procedure Risks: Application parameter settings that do not automatically disable and/or remove user ...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Future consideration

More than one external authentication setup within Control Center

Within SEAS you can specify multiple authentication definitions that can contain different attribute query definitions however within control center you can only setup one external authentication server.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 0 Future consideration