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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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Increase buffer size from 262144 to unlimited similar to SFG

Some of our clients when they try connecting through SSP they are facing error requested buffer size (1048576) is larger than max: 262144 When they connect directly to SFG they are able to send without any issue. We request to increase the buffer ...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Performance 0 Submitted

SAPSTAT Inflight logging

Currently, in the SAPSTAT flow, we are unable to override Inflight tracking details such as ExtraInfo1, ExtraInfo2, ExtraInfo3, and Reference Number. These fields are tracked with the same values as the original outbound document from the client. ...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Submitted

Enable SAPSTAT document tracking direction

For client Electrolux, we received a request to change the SAPSTAT Inflight tracking direction from Outbound to Inbound. I reviewed the rules, and it is already configured as Inbound under the SAPSTAT eval ruleset SendPod Action. However, the Infl...
about 1 month ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Submitted

URL contains the session token which can be easily captured by an attacker

Control centre URL contains session token displayed in URL as a query string. Our security standard mandates that Applications should use an alternative mechanism for transmitting session tokens, such as HTTP cookies or hidden fields in forms that...
about 1 month ago in Sterling Control Center Director 1 Submitted

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.
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Mapping & Translation 0 Submitted

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.
about 2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 0 Submitted

Data Limit Policy - generic

It'll be very useful to block bigger files than configured limit size. SBI could avoid failures due to an abnormal reception in terms of big files sending by an external companies. Now, SBI permits to stablish a data policy limits specifically to ...
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

Allow for a “System Use Notification” on login page.

Currently, in the 6.3 version of Control Center under Properties and the Welcome Message, a system notification message can be added. It would be nice to be able to something similar with Sterling File Gateway/B2B Integrator.
about 2 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 0 Submitted

FTPS/SFTP list command to show folder timestamp

Currently only files show the last modified timestamps while folders show current timestamp of the list request. Proper behavior would be to also show folder last modified timestamp which is already available in the SI data model.
about 2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integrator / Standards 0 Submitted

Option on "Sendor ID" for GS ID in addition to ISA.

We have partners with a Generic ISA ID, but the GS is specific. When searching by sendor and receiver, it would be beneficial to be able to use the GS instead.
2 months ago in Sterling B2B Integration SaaS / Inflight 1 Submitted