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Status Delivered
Categories Standards
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 18, 2021

Allow Legal Characters in SSH Remote Profile Fields (Sterling File Gateway)

There are several characters that are legal in the SSH protocol, but are not allowed in the SFG UI and B2B API's.


Remote Hostname: ~!@#$%^&*()_+=[]{}|\:’;”<>,?/ and SPACE

Remote Host Username: !#%^&*()+{}[]|’;”<>? and SPACE

Remote Host Password: <>


Affected Client Partners – 61

Affected Routing Channels- 28352

What is your industry? Other
How will this idea be used?

SSH Remote Profiles will allow all legal characters to be used. Currently there are SSH Remote Profiles details that are valid within the SSH protocol, but not allowed by SFG.

  • Guest
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    Aug 10, 2021

    Thank you for taking the time to provide your ideas to IBM. Your request may not be delivered within the release currently under development, but the theme aligns with our current roadmap and, as such, is being tagged for future consideration. IBM may consider and evaluate any community feedback for your request through activities such as voting and we may reach out to you about this request to discuss additional details with you in the future.

  • Guest
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    Aug 5, 2021

    Hi,


    Is there any update on this enhancement request? We have 61 aaffected client partners and 28,352 affected routing channels.