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Status Delivered
Categories Security
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 16, 2019

FTP Client Begin Service to support _ENCRYPTED password

Custom protocols in FileGateway can include _ENCRYPTED  as an option on password definition. However, the FTP Client Begin Service does not support passwords which are encrypted by this method

What is your industry? Financial Markets
How will this idea be used?

In a custom protocol we required more secure password encryption method rather than the currently supported obscured method. This is to comply with external security requirements

  • Guest
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    Sep 18, 2019

    Thank you for participating in the request for enhancement community. We have evaluated this request and agree that it aligns with our strategic investment areas in security. As such we have targeted the delivery in the short term with an upcoming release on our 6.0.x stream. We will update this request with updates as appropriate.