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Sterling Connect:Direct

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Password Vault support for outgoing Connect Direct for Windows transfers

There is a need to execute Connect Direct transfers securely as a User/Functional ID managed through Password Vault.
over 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 4 Future consideration

Test and certify Connect Direct to use DFS in addition to UNC paths

Connect Direct has not been tested nor certified to use DFS paths instead of UNC paths. The use of DFS paths allows Connect Direct copy configurations to automatically switch to a new device location vs the current use of UNC paths where we would ...
9 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Integrated File Agent - High Availability Option

The Standalone option of File Agent currently offers high availability however, the new Integrated File Agent does not. This would prevent us from fully migrating across to Integrated File Agent across our existing clustered Nodes that utilise thi...
10 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 2 Future consideration

HPE NonStop ConnectDirect netmap has limit of 3 IP addresses

HPE NonStop ConnectDirect netmap has a limit of only 3 IP addresses. Whereas ConnectDirect on linux or windows systems have larger limit and also altcomm parameter to specify alternate IP addresses. This limits HP NonStop connecting to a unix/wind...
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Add TLS1.3 Support for IBM ConnectDirect on HPE NonStop

TLS1.3 is currently adopted most secure way of secure communication and IBM ConnectDirect on HPE NonStop is still not supporting TLS1.3.
2 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Future consideration

We have refresh netmap in Mainframe Connect Direct and its not available in Linux connect direct

We had an issue with connect direct process, In the middle of file transfer client brought down the connect direct in primary server and brought up in the secondary. Since the process was interrupted and its keep retrying the primary server. Its n...
7 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Administration & Configuration 4 Future consideration

Support for SHA-3 cryptographic algorithms

to support the below emerging cryptographic algorithmsSHA-3, including ALL variants listed here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik: i/SHA-3#Instances
about 1 year ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 0 Future consideration

CDWindows Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2025

Official CDWindows product support for the Microsoft Windows 2025 OS , for future/standard lifecycle management purposes and continued OS supportability.
3 months ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

Passwordless connection to built-in local PostgreSQL

This enhancement should allow to use alternate access options to local PostgreSQL other than locally encrypted password to PostgreSQL user. Proposed solutions include: certificate-based authentication (preferred, if technically feasable) password ...
almost 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Security 2 Future consideration

Allow for Connect Direct service account to be non-interactive

For Windows servers we need the Connect Direct service account to be non-interactive (Per Windows functionality, the service account needs to perform a logging event to retrieve the properties (access/grants/rights) that the user has. For financia...
over 3 years ago in Sterling Connect:Direct / Usability 2 Future consideration

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