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Sterling Connect:Direct

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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 ...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / APIs & SDKs 3 Not under consideration

Modify statarch.sh to Delete compressed stats files after "x" amount of days

Can code be added to the statarch.sh script so that after "x" amount of days the compressed stats files are purged/deleted?
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Support NFS for work files in Connect Direct for load balancer setup

Support NFS for work files in Connect:Direct. Without the support of NFS for work files, Connect: Direct cannot be load balanced for restarts appropriately.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 0 Not under consideration

C:D support for Multi Factor Authentication

Incorporate into the C:D security processing to allow for users signing on with multi factor authentication credentials.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Not under consideration

codepage translation tracing

Current versions of CDU and CDZ do not track calls to iconv for codepage translation in submitted process, even with max trace level 4. We need to see calls to iconv along with parameters.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 0 Not under consideration

Restore the Cipher.txt functionality

In Connect:Direct v4.1 for Unix and v4.6 for Windows, we use the Cipher.txt file to limit the selection of cipher suites to strong ones so the spcli.sh "Display CipherSuites" command only shows what's allowed in the Cipher.txt file. This good secu...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Not under consideration

Group Functional Authorities in Connect Direct UNIX

In Connect Direct Windows, a local or domain group functional authority can be created. However, a similar functionality is not available in CD UNIX.
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Configurable clean environment for run tasks

Following the change introduced in v4.1.0.3 of C:D for UNIX (apar IC86881) whereby environment variables are sanitized, IBM should provide a better mechanism for setting environment variables for Run Task and Run Job steps in a secure manner. Alth...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 0 Not under consideration

Allowing multiple certificates with the same common name and subject to be loaded into the JAVA Key store for Secure+

Connect Direct 4.2 Secure+ JAVA key store does not allow for multiple certificates with the same common name and subject but with different serials and expiration dates to be loaded. Only one will load. We have this issue with our FRB, DevTOCA, TO...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Technology Stack Support (OS, DB, Protocols) 0 Not under consideration

CDW services should be running as non-system and non-admin user account

Our security assessment team found an issue with 'System' running CDW services by default. Although IBM allows a service account to run CDW services, it requires this account to be a member of local admin group. Either method causes security conce...
almost 7 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Not under consideration