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Workspace Sterling Connect:Direct for Z/OS
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Created on Nov 29, 2023

RELATED IDEAS

Connect Direct Z/OS Password-less Sign-On : Use certificate authentication for the CD session. CD currently supports this for the API connection (e.g. port 1363) and exploring if this could be added for the server connection (i.e. port 1364). The goal would be to use the certificate Common Name as the user ID as we do for the API connection or expand to allow other sources for the user ID – Jobname, SPOE, in-line SIGNON, batch user ID, etc. – and define order of precedence.

Issue Description: Client has security initiative to remove passwords being exposed in jobs. If there is a sign on ID used it is ignored if there is a password less ID and defaults to the job card ID. If client removes password from the sign-on card, then it opens other issues because client must allow User ID at the job card level access which doesn’t allow access to other data sets in that job. These are not single step jobs. They are doing internal processing and the Connect Direct step is in the middle of the job.

Painpoint: Client is out of compliance  and should have been implemented on August 12th. 

Goal: Client wants to keep jobs the way they have in Connect Direct acknowledge User ID sign on without a password as the password is in clear text today, which is what the client is trying to move away from

RFE Approach: Use certificate authentication for the CD session.  CD currently supports this for the API connection (e.g. port 1363) and exploring if this could be added for the server connection (i.e. port 1364). The goal would be to use the certificate Common Name as the user ID as we do for the API connection or expand to allow other sources for the user ID – Jobname, SPOE, in-line SIGNON, batch user ID, etc. – and define order of precedence.

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     Oct 25, 2024

    This RFE is shipped as part of CD z/OS 6.4 release today(10/25), Please find the release notes https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/connect-direct/6.4.0?topic=notes-new-features-enhancements


    Thanks,

    James

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     May 2, 2024

    The RFE is currently development in progress targeting CD Z 6.4 planned in early Q4, 2024.

  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     Dec 1, 2023

    We are accepting the idea and planning it for future release. In order to firmly confirm the tech feasibility and solution approach, our dev team need to do feasibility study and this will take atleast few weeks considering the competing priorities and work load. By and large its a significant change and it needs to be addressed as part of the major release which is planned in 2H, 2024. This is not a commitment for next release and We'll keep you posted the updates as we progress. We'll do the solution validation with customer once we complete the study. Thank you for your patience and co-operation.


  • Admin
    James Joseph
    Reply
    |     Dec 1, 2023

    Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas to IBM. We truly value our relationship with you and appreciate your efforts and willingness to share details about your experience, your recommendations, and ideas. We will soon review the same in the coming weeks and shall get back with a response.

    Thanks,

    Product Management

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