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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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Highlight False Relevancy

First off, I can't find anything that would be close to a Bigfix product in the product drop down. So, please route this and fix the drop down.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Other 1 Is a defect

Need proper PDF Documentation of version 6.0.0.0

The existing HTML format documentation is not easy to use. The generate PDF link on the version 6.0 documentation will generate probably 100 pdfs. We need proper PDF documents ...may be one install pdf, one planning pdf and one administration pdf....
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Documentation 0 Is a defect

Do Not Assume GET Responses

Currently, when using a GET API, the 'sample response' must have all values nullified, or the 'sample response' is treated as a default answer, even if the API is skipped. The purpose of the sample response is to provide data structure only - not ...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 0 Is a defect

Remove the requirement for a keystore password when running a silent upgrade

A manual upgrade does not require a keystore password, but a silent upgrade does. Removing the need for this keystore password would simplify the silent upgrade process and be more secure.
almost 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Is a defect

Sterling Integrator supports 16 characters for Connect Direct Node name and would need PEM as well to be supporting 16 characters.

when customers who are using SI wants to use PEM and they have nodes in SI with 16 characters but from PEM they are not able to. so it will help them to use pem if this is enabled in pem.
about 3 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 1 Is a defect

Update Adapter log in SSP 6000 just as SSP343

To identify the IP or Subnet to be whitelisted. Hi Team, There is a difference in the way the IP/DNS are getting logged in the Adapter logs in SSP 6000 than SSP 343. This has become an issue as we are not able to differentiate between an IP/...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Usability 1 Is a defect

Add Release notes for 6.X in the format of 5.X

The Link - https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SS3JSW_5.2.0/nav_container_topics/sub_overview_release_notes.html used to provide complete details on what is changing in the version but for 6.X there is no update as such. This will help ...
almost 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Documentation 0 Is a defect

In EBICS Client, ability to get both EBICS T and EBICS TS on a same FileFormat (SEPA SCT) with one Bank

In EBICS Client the offer definition doesn't allow to have different level of signature for one file format with a bank. This enhancement request is to have the offer at the Partner ID Level, and not at the bankID Level which is too restrictive in...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 2 Is a defect

Provide additional granularity for the UPPER.CASE= initialization parameter

Currently, as documented in the C:D for zOS V5.2 Administration Guide, the UPPER.CASE= parameter determines if initialization messages are send to the console in Upper (YES) or Lower/Mixed case (NO). However, this parameter also dictates if inform...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Is a defect

Code-list default version issue on SPE02

Client Name : Fleet Wholesale Supply Co., Inc. Codelist Name : MFF_PARTNER_XREF_SPE Environment : SPE 02 PROD Issue : I've noticed there are 2 versions of the code-list "MFF_PARTNER_XREF_SPE" deployed and set as default. Ideally there should be on...
over 5 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Other 0 Is a defect