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explicit ssl connections to the ftps control port on the IBM i , either 990 or other port.

Regarding new Data Protection Regulations (GDPR implementation) this and other Clients need to change traditional Insecure FTP to FTP over TLS/SSL. However, because of Security Firewall Systems limitations we have to use Explicit FTP in passive mo...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 21 Delivered

Add mail forwarding capability to the new *SMTP and *SMTPMSF server types

Add mail forwarding capability to the new *SMTP and *SMTPMSF server types BackgroundThe older *SDD smtp mail server which depended on the System Distribution Directory has the capability to configured a user's directory entry to allow mail sent to...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Delivered

Modify QIBM_QTMF_SVR_LOGON exit point to allow a program specified IP address to be returned on the FTP PASV reply

Currently when an FTP client connects to the IBM i FTP server, the internal IP address of the IBM i is returned to the FTP client in the PASV response. Some firewalls properly NAT the internal address to the external public address while some do n...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Delivered

update WRKSMTPEMM to display full SMTP log with option 8

in case sending SMTP mails fails, hunting down the problem can be a mess if SMTP log is not available
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Delivered

Deprecating TLS 1.0 in CIMOM

QYCMCIMOM/CIMOM (CIM and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)) job at ports 5889 and ports 5990 are using TLS Version 1.1. Use Case: IBM ESA (Phone Home)
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Delivered

Modify existing API for SQL return

SQL query over netstat fails past a certain number as API has 16Mb limit Use Case: SELECT count(*) FROM QSYS2.NETSTAT_INFO where REMOTE_PORT = 8000 AND TCP_STATE = 'CLOSED'
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Delivered

Socket exit cannot handle high volume of network tranascations

Socket Exit QIBM_QSO_ACCEPT incoming packets act like it is serialize. On a larger system with many network connection, this exit point is not usable, Performance degrade with High volume of transactions Use Case: Installing Exit Program on Exit P...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Delivered

Upgrade dns BIND to a current version

Upgrade BIND level to a level which will allow us to pass audits. Simply patching ancient versions of BIND to address various CVE's does not help us to pass audits.See https://www.isc.org/downloads/the BIND level on 7.1 and above is way back at 9....
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Delivered

Allow ephemeral port range to be defined for FTP server

Provide a means to define a limited range of ephemeral ports available for the FTP server to use for a passive data connection. Use Case: Currently a firewall must open all ports 1024 and above to allow for a passive FTP data connection from a cli...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Delivered

SNMPWALK should also return the IASP number in their result

SNMPWALK currently only return:HOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrStorageDescr.2 = STRING: Independent ASPHOST-RESOURCES-MIB::hrStorageDescr.3 = STRING: Independent ASP When there are now more than one iASP on the system with the same size, it's hard to find o...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Delivered

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