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Sterling Connect:Direct

Support Reusable Service Principals Across Multiple Storage Accounts in initparm

Today, a dedicated file.ioexit entry must be created for each Storage Account to specify which Service Principal should be used for authentication. As a result, the initparm file requires a separate configuration block for every Storage Account. T...
8 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 Needs more information

Apply Configuration Updates on Helm Redeployment in cdu for containers

For Connect Direct in containers - Apply Helm-managed userfile.cfg and netmap.cfg (including Secure+) changes during upgrades and redeployments, not only on fresh installation. Background & Context The files are mounted from a Helm ConfigMap a...
6 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 1 Under review

IBM Sterling Connect:Direct Web Services 6.4 Suport for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 10.x

Customer is creating a new environment and it's intent is to have the latest version of CDWS and OS. Customer is using RHEL 10.2 but the documentatio (below) states that the version supported is up do 9.x. Customer needs that CDWS supports at leas...

Increase the maximum Integrated File Agent Default_Config.json size beyond 2 MB to support large-scale rule configurations

We would like to request an enhancement to IBM Sterling Connect for Windows to increase the maximum supported size of the Integrated File Agent configuration file (Default_Config.json) beyond the current 2 MB limit. Current Situation: Our environm...
8 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 1 Under review

When applying an ifix the Connect:Direct File Agent Service Account should not be reset to "Local System'

Case number TS023025891 Connect:Direct for Windows v.6.3 on Win2025 server.The Connect:Direct File Agent Windows Service is configured to run under a custom domain account.When applying the 6.3.0.6 ifix_081 the Connect:Direct File Agent Service Ac...
9 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Installation & Upgrade 2 Future consideration

Actions after a file is copied to a Azure Blob

As soon as the file is copied to connect direct and is persisted in a BLOB Object Store in Azure, customer needs to move/copy this file to another path/blob and/or delete this file directly from the cdp as a sysopt or some kind of task, but not us...
11 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 9

Capability to use Strong Modern Alog to Store password in AUTHFILE

Currently, Connect:Direct for HP NonStop uses an internal password protection mechanism for storing passwords in the AUTHFILE. But the AUTHFILE password protection mechanism is not equivalent to AES-256 or other modern industry-standard cryptograp...
21 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 1 Under review

audit log file formation in connect direct for windows

As PCI auditing requirements continue to become more comprehensive, organizations are required to provide increasingly detailed evidence of file transfer activity to support audit reviews and demonstrate compliance. The current Connect Direct for ...
13 days ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Other 1 Under review

Support Arbitrary UIDs in IBM Connect:Direct Web Services Container Images

Modify the IBM Connect:Direct Web Services (CDWS) container image to support execution under an arbitrary (random) User ID (UID). This will enable seamless, out-of-the-box deployment via Helm charts in highly secure, restricted Kubernetes and Open...
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Functionality already exists

Externalizing initparm.cfg configuration Using ConfigMaps and Secrets

In IBM Connect:Direct containerized deployments running on OpenShift, the initparm.cfg file is generated exclusively during the installation phase and is not designed for dynamic updates. As a result, configuring or modifying integrations with clo...
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration