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CPY should not require *OBJMGT authority

As a developer I have view access to production files on the IFS. I need to write a CL routine to copy them for testing. I do not have authority to copy them using The CPY command. If I use windows mapped drives I can copy the files, if I use the ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

Changes to CHGACTPRFL command

The CHGACTPRFL command only allows you to specify individual user id's. Use Case: It would be very beneficial if the command allowed you to "wildcard" the USERID parameter field. For example: ABC* versus ABC123, etc.
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Enhancement to DLTUSRPRF command function

DLTUSRPRF is a common OS400 command. The change object owner is a basic and often required parameter function of this command. It should not matter if the owned object is an IFS object. IBM should understand the client desire and need to have this...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

IFS Encryption

IFS Encryption required to resolve SFTP of PCI/PII data:• FTP, an insecure protocol needs to be eliminated• We are looking at converting the retrieval of the file from the Unix system from the insecure FTP protocol to the secured SFTP protocol• We...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Record/audit all user profile parameters/fields

We log all user profile changes into a database table. This works very well using the user profile exit points (QIBM_QSY_CHG_PROFILE etc). For some time we have decided to store additional information (eg. company number) in the user profile objec...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

For China IBM i customer TaiKang. Their business have seize wait for group USRP when jobs do many new objects create action

Just like 2015 CPS 7WMTVZ told, customer find their application job hold exclude seize for group user profile when do QSYCHONR (CHGOBJOWN) or QSYRVAUT (REVOKE OBJECT AUTHORITY COMMAND PROCESSING PROGRAM) action, which is triggered by QUSRCRTUS (cr...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Allow users to check IFS object authorities

When developing applications that create files on the IFS, we need to check that the authorities on the files are correct. Currently there is no way to check the authorities on an object unless the user has access to change authorities on the obje...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

Security settings on Save Restore

Add ability to override source security settings when restoring an object. Use Case: When saving an object on one system and restoring to another system will keep the settings from the object which already exists on the system being restored to. W...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

QSECOFR log in time changing after issuing STRTCPSVR

QSECOFR log in time changing after issuing STRTCPSVR Use Case: Once STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN) will change QSECOFR login timing.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

Certificates that have an expiration date beyond January 19, 2038 on IBM i R54x systems

We have a problem with a V5R4M5 lpar where we need to import a CA certificate which expires after January 19th 2038. The CA certificate signed a certificate request made from this lpar. That is not possible. I can see that there are ptf's to V6R1M...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration