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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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Disable concurrent user login in SFG and Dashboard

Currently for the Concurrent login with same credentials via different machines or different browsers, there is pop-up message which notify, that there are multiple sessions and upon clicking on "OK" button, both sessions kept active. Security tea...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 1 Under review

Retry option in SEAS for any connection failures with LDAP server.

The retry option will take care of any internal connection failure instead of sending connection error for external partners/vendors.
over 1 year ago in Sterling External Authentication Server / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Enhanced messaging for various message states within job log to allow automation

Today - the only way to verify message processing is to log into Connect:Direct and check the current status. We would like it when messages go into the various states (specifically a wait state) for a message to put but out to the started task jo...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 3 Not under consideration

dtxmaptrace utility command on AIX

Currently we can only execute the dtxmaptrace.sh to extract the trace information from binary files. Can this be updated to be executed as an utility command, similar to dtxcmdsv?
11 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Utilities 0 Functionality already exists

Handle big files efficiently in XML Encryption Service

XML Encryption service is not handling big files efficiently. Service gives null error and just cuts the file with status success if file is too large, which must be some kind of bug
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Planned for future release

Add verification on security level of signatureMethod/digestMethod

On XML Digital Signature service, you can choose which signature and digest method to use when signing; http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha256 https://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmldsig-more#rsa-sha1 However, when using the service in verify mo...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 1 Future consideration

To improve the messaging within MyFileGateway for the end user/customer

A user/customer uploaded a file in MFG and the file was uploaded when checking the Arrived File tab a message stating The system has not processed this file. Check back later and view the processing status using the file activity tab. This was the...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Usability 0 Future consideration

Transaction reports

We have upgrading the Partner Manger to ITXA and Presently in the Trading manager we have option to see the transaction report( see attached transaction report for details) we are looking not exact similar functionality but want to check if their ...
over 2 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / Trading Partner UI 0 Future consideration

Verify ControllerWorkflow is functioning properly in 6.0.2.1 with regard to force terminate

ControllerWorkflow.sh doesn't seem to be force terminating a BP when it is in a halting or active state when the BP shows it is in wait queue.
over 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator 2 Is a defect

Access right control in file gateway

HI IBM , a s we want to separate different level access right in file gateway , we only want to show the routes – activity . But don’t want to show the replay or redeliver function .Also , we want to show grey in participants function. When we do ...