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Add appl.id & policy.id PasswordExit parameters to Functional Authorities

Currently Password Exit feature for Connect Direct for Windows allows to specify "passwrod.exit.appl.id" & "password.exit.policy.id" only in the "Initparms" section. The aim is to add more granularity to the configuration and provide an option...
almost 2 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Delivered

Multi region access point support for s3 bucket

We would like to have multi region access point support for s3 bucket in connect direct transmission so that file transmission to AWS env can be done using multi region access point, this will help in case of DR scenario and the team sending the f...

Add TLS 1.3 Support to Connect:Direct for i5/OS( IBM i)

Security enhancement request to support IBMi 7.4 OS with TLS1.3
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct 2 Delivered

Connect:Direct Web UI

The existing Connect:Direct Browser interface is very dated. A new one has been in development which I had an opportunity to review last year. The new web UI would be a significant enhancement for improved usability for the product. We recently re...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Delivered

Please provided Win2016 Certification for the Connect:Direct File Agent (CDFA) utility

IBM Connect:Direct File Agent v.1.4 (CDFA) has not yet been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM.IBM Connect:Direct for Windows has been officially certified for Win2016 by IBM in the latest 4.7.0.5 fixpack. As CDFA is a utility that IBM provid...
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Delivered

S+ installation: auto-fill parmfile passphrase

There is no need to fill in a passphrase that will never be typed again. The installation process should automagically create a passphrase instead.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Delivered

Signon from Connect:Direct Fileagent with JCU-File

We have hundreds of fileagents running and every time the passport changes on the target server were Connect:Direct resides we have an enormous effort.
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

Enhance Windows Connect:Direct Requester Application to allow granting granular permissions to Windows C:D nodes.

Allow Read Only, Update or No Access permissions to:• Netmap• Initparms• Functional Authorities• User Proxies o Change Current Passwords o Add New
about 5 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

Make the Connect Direct Agent component an option to be installed if the installer chooses to do so

Not sure what version of Connect Direct UNIX this was introduced, but I have noticed in Connect Direct 6.0 +, it automatically installs the Connect Direct Agent component and the Agent is in a started state. This needs to become an option during i...
about 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 3 Delivered

Running Connect:Direct in a cloud environment (Microsoft Azure)

I ask how to test and certify the CDU in a Microsoft Azure environment.
over 4 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 4 Delivered