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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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Handle spaces in physical name for Sterling Connect:Express UNIX

Actually, Sterling Connect:Express doesn't handle spaces in physical names for a PeSIT file transfert (sender's side)
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

CX/ZOS PI07 received Window > 16 should be accepted

CX/ZOS should accept a PI07 received with a window greater than the max of CX/ZOS, 16. And return a PI07 with the window as defined in the session table
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Planned for future release

CX SYSSSL IH higher priority than IA=*

In the SYSSSL PROFILE, if there is an entry with IH and an entry with IA=*, the IH entry could be used. Actually, it's the IA entry which is used because priority is on IA.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Use of the RCT

One partner is down, and we try to send many file to this partner during a week-end. The RCT fills, and is full. in final, one partner is down, and all of the transfert, with the other partner, cannot be done.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Planned for future release

CX PCTADD & FCTADD Alert of filling

In CX we can have up to 999 memories to add the definition of a PARTNER and 999 memories to add the definition of a FILE. There is a need to have an alert when theses 999 memories are almost exhausted or a command to know how many are filled. When...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Possibility of overwriting sizes registration on Windows C:X

This request is for homogenization of functionalities on Windows such as Unix : Possibility of overwriting sizes registration defined on SFN configuration.(Format , length)
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Usability 0 Not under consideration

CX Command STANDBY to go to the XRF member : must verify that the XRF member is ready

In CONNECT:EXPRESS (CX) , when we pass the Modify command STANDBY, it must be refused by CX if the XRF member is not ready.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Express / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

At this moment the IBM MQSC adapter has a -CD option for channel definition but there is no way to specify a CCDT file for secure connections

We use WTX with launcher on AIX . Until now, with 1 CCDT we only had to set the environment variables MQCHLLIB, MQCHLTAB, MQSSLKEYR to point to a single CCDT-file. These envrionment variables are set before WTX is started and so every map of every...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Adapters 1 Not under consideration

Allowing multiple certificates with the same common name and subject to be loaded into the JAVA Key store for Secure+

Connect Direct 4.2 Secure+ JAVA key store does not allow for multiple certificates with the same common name and subject but with different serials and expiration dates to be loaded. Only one will load. We have this issue with our FRB, DevTOCA, TO...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 0 Not under consideration

Request Spooler Option print process to include milliseconds in time

Since we've upgraded to the HP Nonstop NS2400 from the S-series, printjobs are hitting the spooler so fast that using the Spooler Optioncreates duplicate filenames at the target server. This causes many jobstransfers to fail due to duplicate names...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration