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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Support for MS SQL 2016 and 2017 (and 2014 compat mode)

Requesting support for MS SQL Server 2016/2017, including support for the SQL Server 2014 compatible modes.

Add TLS 1.3 Support to Connect:Direct

TLS v1.3 was recently released, and we would like to see it added to Connect:Direct w/Secure+ as an available security option for all platforms that support it.
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 5 Delivered

C:D 4.8: Add support for Windows 2016 core + clustered environment

At the moment, only Windows 2012 is supported in a core and/or clustered environment while more and more customers will do the move/upgrade to Windows 2016. In the actual context, the market tends to secure more and more their environments. By usi...
about 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 3 Delivered

Connect Direct defaults to a 002 umask on unix platforms

Files delivered to unix systems are given rw-rw-r-- pemissions as CD is not recognising the system umask of 027 and is defaulting to 002.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Delivered

Auditing Feature to iSeries C:D

Good Afternoon, i would like to see the auditing feature in your current product Sterling Gentran being added to Sterling Connect Direct.
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Delivered

Certificate CRL check for Sterling Connect:Direct

It's not practical to use SEAS for certificate CRL check for Connect:Direct in a large enterprise environment where there are thousands of Connect:Direct nodes. Query-based CRL check via SEAS could greatly degrade the performance of Secure+ file t...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Delivered

Connect Direct with support 64 Bit libraries

We have problem by installing C:D on Linux because it only works with a lot of 32 Bit libraries which our Unix Administrators won't install. Please made a C:D package which works under 64 Bit environment without additional installation of 32 Bit
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 1 Delivered

Select Statistic enhancement to allow selection of all statistics associated with a specified node name.

I am running Connect:Direct V5.2 for z/OS. When on the SNODE, I can select statistics for a specific PNUM and see 2 records displayed. Both show the same submitter node and server. If I then go to the extended options and add the PNODE into the SN...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Reporting 1 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...
over 6 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Delivered

64-bit Connect:Direct for Solaris 10

As you may know, Solaris 10 is a 64-bit OS and has some limitations running 32-bit applications such as Connect:Direct. Does IBM have a 64-bit Connect:Direct release for Solaris 10 on SPARC? If not, when does IBM plan to release it? Thanks,Dan