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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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Add an indicator on the Web Console for Connect Direct that would show as to whether it has Secure + or not

Adding a Secure + indicator to the Web console would be beneficial in that it would provide a more complete picture.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Security / Usability 0 Future consideration

Enhancement to Server Inventory Report - Add File Agent version

I think it would be useful if the version of File Agent that is being used for a Connect Direct server (Windows or UNIX) be displayed on this report as well. Especially for Connect Direct Windows because File Agent is still a separate component.
over 5 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Define custom SSP CM user roles

Allow SSP administrators the ability to create custom CM User Roles in order to fine tune user's access right based on individual needs The current Roles(Admin and Operator) are to limiting. For example the Operator role can not review node defini...
over 5 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

Manage NDM for z/OS from Windows NDM

Like DB2 explorer, allow NDM for Windows act as a management client, to show and manage NDM for z/OS. Such as copyfile, manage queues, even display/update Netmap.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS 1 Future consideration

BKFS - SSP Account Unlock

Ability to unlock SFTP accounts through the GUI for SSP
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

REST API to delete one user or entry from a user store instead of deleting the whole userstore

No description provided
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Onboarding 0 Future consideration

Add compression factor information to Queue Activity Monitor and to Connect Direct Process Details Report

Instead of logging onto the actual Connect Direct server to see the compression factor of a process that is transmitting, it would be nice if this information was displayed in the Queued Activity Monitor. It would be also good to add this informat...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Control Center Monitor / Reporting 0 Future consideration

Create Locally Authenticated Admin User via Command Line

In the event that our LDAP authentication fails for whatever reason is there any way via the command line to create a locally authenticated admin account so that we could logged back into the application GUI?
about 7 years ago in Sterling Secure Proxy / Administration & Configuration 0 Future consideration

SPE Envelope support for multiple ST/SE loops for non XMl files using the SPE.encode API

SPE.encode() translates a document and wraps the X12 output in ST/SE, GS/GE, and ISA segments. This means that to be compliant the translated output must fit within a single transaction set and a single functional group,which does not follow the H...
about 7 years ago in Sterling Transformation Extender / APIs & SDKs 0 Future consideration

Need Gentran 5.3.1.4 to support Oracle Database 12C

System: Gentran 5.3.1 (patch level 4)Actor: Oracle database All of the Oracle databases in our organization are being upgraded to Oracle 12C. Gentran 5.3.1 does not support Oracle 12C. In order to stay current and allow our DBAs and support teams ...