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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...
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...

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Multi-threaded solution for MEFG adapter

Since MEFG adapter is single threaded , it can handle only one SWIFT (Interact / Fileact )request at a time . This makes subsequent SWIFT requests keeping in queue waiting to reach till MEFG adapter, this breaks the SLA of responding SWIFT request...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Performance 2 Delivered

Global Mailbox backend file replication SSH settings (ciphers, hmacs, group exchanges) currently are not configurable, even in 6.1

QUALYS scans are revealing that the out-of-box settings utilized CBC ciphers and SHA1 group-exchanges. These should be configurable settings for the TCP 33001 port to secure with CTR and/or GCM ciphers as well as SHA2/256 group exchanges.
about 4 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Global Mailbox 0 Delivered

Support for multiple endpoints for partners migrating from legacy MFT to SFG

When migrating partners from legacy MFT platforms to SFG, a campaign is required to inform partner about the change of systems, and any change they would have to do at their end. Partners being migrated will have a test environment and prod enviro...
almost 8 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Other 0 Delivered

Add TLS 1.3 Support to Connect:Direct for HPE Nonstop Platform

It was mentioned in HPE NonStop Forum that TLSv1.3 will be coming out later 2019 year. It was also mentioned by HPE that TLSv1.0 is a degraded security protocol and that HPE NonStop Client Applications running on X86 and Itanium Platform need to m...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 7 Delivered

Allow for generic or service accounts that don't expire passwords for systems making calls

Either allow for generic or service accounts with non-expiring passwords or allow for other authentication means for apps that are making calls. Resetting every x days is intrusive.
about 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / APIs & SDKs 3 Delivered

Support of Diffie Hellman Algorithm- Swithcing from SHA1 to SHA2

Tyco Electronics wants to switch over to SHA2 to trade with its partners. However the product doesn't support this feature. Not having SHA2 support in SSH handshake is preventing them to trade with their critical partners as some of their partners...
over 7 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Security 8 Delivered

ITXA - Need SWIFT standards releases 2019-2022 and the ability for the TPUI to select the version in the STANDARD VERSION envelope parameter

SWIFT Network is validating from the 2021 Standards. Today, ITXA is only offering 2018 Standards compliance. SWIFT financial documents are exchanged by banks via the SWIFT Network vs going Peer to Peer to exchange. SWIFT Network requires the curre...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 1 Delivered

Support MS windows 2019 clustered servers for CD Windows install

As, Enterprise is moving towards the recent MS windows available version, CD should support clustering on 2019. Per IBM Sterling Connect:Direct system requirements published link, Connect:Direct will support MS windows 2019 on standalone and do NO...
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 3 Delivered

Add TLS 1.3 Support to IBM Control Center

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over 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security 2 Delivered

Ability to Search 3+ Sender/Receiver ID's in New InFlight

Currently in New Inflight it is not possible to search or preclude different Sender / Receiver ID's. This would allow the client to search for results across many Different ID rather than have to search each ID one at a time, this saving time.
over 6 years ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Delivered