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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...
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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...
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Limit the number of processes by parameter for Sterling C:D HP NonStop

Since Sterling C:D for HP NonStop version 3.6.0 there is no way to limit the total number of concurrent sessions. This used to be the case by means of the License file which was used by version 3.5.0. The only way now is to configure the number of...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

owner and private authorities for the new IFS object on system i

Please for change security design of C:D for system i. The incoming files to IFS on system i by C:D RMTSYSTEM job are created with owner CDADMIN and public *RWX authority. This causes lead to significant problems in further processing of these obj...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Not under consideration

delete file by C:D API not by RUN TASK&RUN JOB for windows

Now we delete file by C:D using RUN TASK or RUN JOB,we want to delete file by CD API not system command.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 0 Not under consideration

delete file by C:D API not by RUN TASK&RUN JOB for unix

Now we delete file by C:D using RUN TASK or RUN JOB,we want to delete file by CD API not system command.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 0 Not under consideration

listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to C:D client

FTP provides a generic feature of listing specified remote server folder's files and sub-folders to FTP client. But C:D can only realize this function by RUN TASK or RUN JOB invoking many shell scripts, which make clients' application complex. By ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 0 Not under consideration

Capture x509 SSL Exp Dates for Adjacent Nodes

Currently, we cannot find the x.509 Exp Dates in the Copy Termination records for our adjacent nodes. We would like to be able to report on upcoming expired certs for our business partners via an Activity Report.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Future consideration

Allow CDPlex to utilize the SERVER/NODE name in Redirect vs. IP Address

In the current architecture of CDPlex, REDIRECT parameters allow for the distinction between internal (trusted) remote nodes and external (non trusted) remote nodes. When a request comes into CDPlex and a target SERVER is selected, either an inter...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Need a strongly named (signed) version of ConnectDirectSDK

We need a strong named (signed) version of ConnectDirectSDK.dll (and dependencies) to be consumed by a signed .NET assembly.I was surprised to be told by your support team that you do not already a code signed version of these dlls (is this actual...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 1 Not under consideration

NDMCOM User lenthg issue when adding SPOE entry

We have a requirement where we need to add SPOE entry which is greater than 17 characters and we are not able to add the userid in UPD SEC. Can you please increase userid length from 17 characters to 30 Characters. CD.17.>INSERT SECURITY SNODE....
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 0 Not under consideration

Externalize Role permissions for users so one account can be used for viewing and changing configurations

The permissions assigned to CD users/admins needs to be externalized to LDAP such that we can dynamically update the LDAP rights/group membership during approved changes to permit a user to make changes as themselves instead of elevating to the se...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Not under consideration

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