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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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Sterling Connect:Direct Application Interface for Java support to iSeries C:D version

CDJAI support all other platforms (Windows, Unix, ZOS and Tandem) except iSeries. This limitation restricts users to automate C:D configuration through CDJAI, similar to what we do in other platforms. Now we have to login to iSeries machine to do ...
over 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 3 Not under consideration

Implement Exponential Retry Configuration for SFTP Connections

Concept: Introduce a feature that allows users to define exponential backoff retry policies for SFTP connection attempts. This means that if an initial connection fails, the system will automatically retry the connection after a short delay. If th...
3 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Communication Protocols 0 Planned for future release

Support for latest X12 standard versions (such as version 8050)

Trading partners are now using updated X12 standard versions, such as version 8050. Sterling B2B Integrator users/customers will not be able to do business with trading partners if standards are not in step with community X12 standard versions.
5 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Mapping & Translation 2 Future consideration

Restrict user permission (Read/Write/Download etc) in SFG MyFiles for Sterling File Partners

This would help ensure clients have proper user permissions (Read, Write, Download etc) in SFG MyFile 2.0. This gives a level of security on that account if that account should only download files or read files.
5 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 1 Needs more information

SFG API service to update Known Host Key

The current infrastructure in our org has close to 50k SFTP remote profiles configured and for almost 30% of them the known host key has to be renewed every 3-6 months or so. The current API services do not allow updates to be made to a known host...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling File Gateway / APIs & SDKs 0 Future consideration

Support for token authentication

Some of REST APIs for IBM products have token authentication implemented. I.e., call a sign in API to get a token, and then use the token in a HTTP Header for all other API calls. Example Products: IBM Sterling Secure Proxy: https://www.ibm.com/su...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Partner Engagement Manager / Security 3 Planned for future release

Add support for PUT messages to AWS SQS and AWS SNS

Today B2B has only support for GET messages from AWS SQS, we also needs support to PUT messages do AWS SQS. In additional will be nice if we have support for PUT messages to AWS SNS, because we use AWS SNS do automate notifications to many AWS SQS.
about 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / B2B Advanced Communications 1 Future consideration

Automation solution to download the Fixpack for the ITX & ITCAM

Hello Team, We are planning to build the automation solution to download the Fixpack for the ITX & ITCAM , the current automation download binary does not support these products , can you add the capability for the same https://www.ibm.com/sup...
3 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / APIs & SDKs 0 Under review

ITXA needs to check the ST02 control number ONLY within the current interchange for HIPAA, NOT against transactions from prior interchanges

APAR PH20861 https://github.ibm.com/ITXA/spe-features/issues/40 The update partially satisfies the healthcare needs required by the company.The property enveloping.CHECK_DUPSEQ_ST_CONTROL_NUMBERS_WITHIN_INTERCHANGE=YES introduced with APAR PH20861...
8 months ago in Sterling Transformation Extender Advanced 0 Under review

Myfilegateway 2.0 - Web UI customisation lack

Hello IBM team, we noticed a lack regarding the possibilities to customise the Web User Interface of myfilegateway 2.0. As myfilegateway 2.0 is a web client interface customer-orientated, it would be a good progress to suggest more configurati...
over 2 years ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 2 Planned for future release