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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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Mass approval of workflows

Hi team, Please note we are facing issues while approving bulk workflows as the selection and processing at a time are limited to 100 lines only. During mass reviews we are initiating multiple hundreds of WFs against which the approvers (especiall...
24 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Request for improvement of the CONNECT DIRECT manual contents so that incompatibility information items are clearly indicated

Our client plans to upgrade Connect:Direcr for z/OS from V6.1 to V6.4 in 2025 and we need to provide them with information about incompatibilities from V6.4 to V6.1. We checked the manual of IBM Connect:Direct for z/OS 6.4 Documentaion, but there ...
28 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Submitted

Limit User permissions in MyFiles UI

Would like to enhance myFilesUI to restrict user functionality. For example restricting their ability to delete files from the Mailbox.
30 days ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

Report on the Ciphers and MAC algorithms and TLS versions in use for all trading partner connections

In order to be able to remove deprecated ciphers and algorithms, it is handy to know if any existing trading partners are utilising these to (a) determine impact of removal, and (b) identify and provide correspondence to affected partners when we ...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Call Center: Combat abuse of agent-facilitated appeasements via AI-backed assessment of new appeasement requests

When engaging a customer support agent, a bad actor might seek to exploit customer care procedures for illicit gain by repeatedly requesting various accommodations - whether the reship of an order or line item, claiming that it's lost, or a refund...
about 1 month ago in OMS - Call Center 0 Submitted

Provide ProcessID as top-level field in the InFlight search screen

We would prefer to have the 'Process ID' displayed as a top-level field on the InFlight search screen, instead of being hidden under the 'Business Fields' section.
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 0 Submitted

WEBHOOK IMPLEMENTATION

RS Components/Electro Components trading partner PostNord (SenderID 0000550273) have informed us of a change they are making to the way they provide parcel tracking data. They have provided the note below, as well as the attached documentation. In...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Submitted

Ability to Block Concurrent Sessions of All Users

Due to security reasons, it is necessary to have the option to block concurrent sessions of all users. Right now, it can be only be achieved via Bandwidth Limiting Policy however since that option affects only the selected users, newly created use...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Submitted

Native PGP needs to support AEAD(Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data) cipher

Our multiple finance customers requesting to support for AEAD cipher in PGP in file transfers. We are using Native PGP which is bundled in B2Bi/SFG. Current Native PGP adheres to RFC 4880 which doesn't support AEAD. We need AEAD support in product...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 0 Submitted

Option to Disable Exporting Private keys from SSPCM

Currently we can export Private keys for SSL certificates and private SSH keys using export API in SSPCM which is a security concern. Having an option to disable exporting private keys will strengthen the application and comply with Banking securi...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Security 0 Submitted