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    Provide MFA support for IBM Storage via PowerSC MFA

    Useful because the customer does not need another MFA solution for his Power Systems and IBM Storage
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

    SNDPTFORD returns "error" when all PTF in a group are current

    When using SNDPTFORD to download a group e.g. SF99741, after checking all installed PTF, system reports CPF8C24 with severity 40 and "Error occured while processing request" - but all PTF in this group already are installed. Use Case: This is a "n...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 6 Not under consideration

    Enhancements to the /etc/security/pscexpert/bin/findperms command

    Requesting the folloing additional functionaluty to the /etc/security/pscexpert/bin/findperms search: - Please provide an option to ignore NFS Filesystems - Option to list the filesystems to scan - Option to ingore a list of filesystems in the scan
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 1 Planned for future release

    Down loading CUM and Group PTF .bin files from IBM Fix Central site

    Create the ability to independent and configurable FTP keepalives for data and control sessions Use Case: TS006868699
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Not under consideration

    Repository Search PTF Currency

    There's multiple options to check your PTF currency against IBM's recommended PTF's. In order to do so you have to have some kind of connection path to the outside world which we don't have. It would be so much easier if we coudl somehow get this ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 3 Not under consideration

    Configuring ECS requires QSECOFR profile to be enabled. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/687963

    service agent connection cannot be reconfigured with QSECOFR disabled but the customer leaves QSECOFR disabled by intent. Use Case: support case TS004525300
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 1 Future consideration

    Add CIS (benchmark) compliance profile for IBMi

    In version 2.0.0.2 of PowerSC there is a "IBMi best practices" profile only for IBMi agents. For our VIOS/AIX agents we use the CIS profile and we want to be able to use a CIS profile for IBMi agents also.Provide a CIS compliance profile, please.
    over 3 years ago in PowerSC 3 Future consideration

    PowerSC agent to support Openshift cluster security compliance

    This would be useful if PowerSC can extend its support and management to the level of the Openshift Containers Security.We understand, it works (manage security comliance) on AIX and Linux on Power on different features including FIM, Comlpiance, ...
    about 2 years ago in PowerSC 1 Under review

    Remove "circumvent control technology designed to limit interactive capacity" verbiage from PTF cover letters.

    Since the reason for products like "FAST/400" has disappeared can they please remove the following verbiage from PTF cover letters?<snip>Application of this PTF may disable or render ineffective programs that use system memory addresses not ...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 3 Not under consideration

    User interface improvements when configuring FIM

    Selecting the right files when configuring auditd or RTC can be a bit challenging and time-consuming at the moment - and we think some minor interface tweaks could make this process easier. 1) 'Freeze' the headings on the table when scrolling - to...
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 2 Planned for future release

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