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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...
PINNED Add support to controllerWorkflow script to restart BPs that are in "completed, error" state by individual BP IDs
During system issues, we are unable to bulk restart the BP IDs at a time. This is causing huge support effort in the clean-up process. Existing controllerWorkflow.sh script doesn't have a solution to restart the BPIDs that are in "completed, error...

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DGASAF ABM access for CR and RF commands (only)

Would like to have the ability to provide access to issue Secure Refresh (RF) and Secure Certck (CR) without giving the use access to the Secure+ plus admin tool. This could be accomplished in DGASAF (Security exit) with the use of new ABM fields ...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Delivered

Statistics only with SNODE

If starting STATISTICS with the parameter SNODE you get only the informations this partner-node ist SNODE. You can't see the entries the partnernode is PNODE. In my example I can't see the the RUN-TASK-entries from the partnernode. In my mind it c...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

S+ installation: auto-fill parmfile passphrase

There is no need to fill in a passphrase that will never be typed again. The installation process should automagically create a passphrase instead.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Delivered

Please provided Win2016 Certification for the Connect:Direct File Agent (CDFA) utility

IBM Connect:Direct File Agent v.1.4 (CDFA) has not yet been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM.IBM Connect:Direct for Windows has been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM in the latest 4.7.0.5 fixpack. As CDFA is a utility that IBM provid...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Delivered

Docker Image for Sterling Connect:Direct

Almost all IBM integration tools (Datapower,IIB, MQ, WAS) has docker image. I got to know there is no Docker image for Connect:Direct.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 14 Delivered

Connect:Direct Win/Unix Interface to Cyberark or other Priviledged Account Solutions

If a PAM-tool like Cyberark is in use, users don't have real logon-credentials for Windows- or Unix-Server any more; these are maintained by Cyberark.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 3 Delivered

Signon from Connect:Direct Fileagent with JCU-File

We have hundreds of fileagents running and every time the passport changes on the target server were Connect:Direct resides we have an enormous effort.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

C:D for z/OS to support the allocation of PDSE V2 datasets

Currently, IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for z/OS (CDZ) does not support the allocation of PDSE Verion 2 (V2) data sets. Customer has the requirement to use the CDZ function to transfer PDSE V2 data sets for program deployment between testing and pr...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 2 Delivered

ConnectDirect for Linux on PowerPC LE

We have to install ConnectDirect on SLES PPC LE.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Provide parameter for number of TCP.FHM.TIMER retries

Provide either an init parm keyword or a diagnostic option to set the number of retries for this error situation: SVTM508I Process exceeded FMH timeout retry limit. The current hard-coded internal retry limit is two. We would like more flexibility...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Delivered