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PINNED Present Multiple Host Keys - RSA and ECDSA
As with standard Linux servers today Secure Proxy should be able to present Host Keys (more than one) in both RSA and ECDSA formats depending on what type the vendor incoming connection supports. Vendors are demanding Host Keys that are stronger t...

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Purging notification records at run-time

With current Windows Connect:Express versions, when notifications are enabled, notification records are added at run-time in the local database, even when they are fully processed (notifications messages sent), and they remain there, possibly very...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Able to View Sponsor Task before the Task is complete

When we are executing an activity and are in the middle of Sponsor Task and there is a Exit Validation Error. Now, if we want to see what components are ran in that task, we can't because there is no View Option, when the Task is in progress.FYI :...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Workflows 3 Functionality already exists

We need a Tool to Identify the Cause of HIPAA X12 Compliance Exceptions

Tool to Identify the Cause of HIPAA X12 Compliance Exceptions NASCO routinely receives very large HIPAA X12 transmissions from their business / trading partners. (Very large meaning millions of segments and tens of thousands of transactions.) Onl...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / WTX Compliance Checking 1 Not under consideration

Managed AS2

Trying to make a new connection with Tracelink in order to transfer serial# information for drug products to comply with Pharmaceutical Industry Serialization requirements.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Gentran & Gentran:Director / Mapping & Translation 0 Not under consideration

SFTP Protocol Strict Host Key = 0

Whirlpool is requesting IBM SCBN be able to configure their SFTP connection without strict host key requirement. This is part of their High Availability Architecture plan. All of their vendors except IBM is able to meet this requirement.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Supply Chain Business Network / Communication Protocols 0 Future consideration

Ability to upgrade past Java version 8

There are security vulnerabilities with Java version 8 and the application should have the ability to support upgrades to newer version of Java such as V11 or V15.
over 2 years ago in OMS - Configure, Price, Quote 0 Future consideration

Segregate PR and PP JMS properties instead of overloading them into one and forcing 2 copies of MountFiles

If embedded JMS is used, the Partner Repository and Partner Provisioner use different values in the same property "enable_jms_features" in Setup.cfg file. This makes it imperative to create two distinct copies of the entire MountFiles directory to...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Usability 1 Not under consideration

Open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available

NDM modify commands will fail before local node sign on complete either via TCP or SNA, so open MCS.CLIST until either TCP or SNA support available is more appropriate especially for users who depend on modify command to monitor NDM.
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Not under consideration

Include API monitoring/output in CD Logs

API connects to the CD product can be for File Transfer submissions or stat gathering for another use such as log checks. These API have a max value configurable on the local node entry in CD netmap file but currently there is no logging of API ac...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 Not under consideration

Support updates for Alias Netmap.

Per IBM Presently Control Center cannot directly update the Alias. We need this to be able to support full netmap updates.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration