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Security

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Add support for multiple DNS names in new Digital Certificate Manager

The need to have both the DNS and fully qualified name in the certificate Subject Alternative Name field is a requirement for secure web browser connections. The field only allows one entry to be submitted into the SANs field when creating a new c...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

Provide V7.3 PTF for APAR SE71873 (new DCM interface)

for the APAR SE71873 - DCM GUI UPDATE please provide the V7.3 related PTFs. I have the V7.4 version, but still have 40 + lpars that could use this updated interface Use Case: V7.3 is still supported and could use the same update to the DCM GUI tha...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Overide QMAXSIGN on user profile

Possibility to exclude singel user from QMAXSIGN system value. Use Case: Many users uses the same function (eg.FTP) with a common user profile (system user profile) IBM i. Sometimes one of the users logon with wrong password and accidenty disables...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

Develop a IBM i Service for PRTPRFINT command

User profile internals *PCTFULL report provides percent full, owned object entries, private authority entries, authorized user entries, and primary group entries. This information is useful to find profiles that own object and have private authori...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 6 Delivered

MI GENUUID Version 4

The MI instruction GENUUID should be able to generate an UUID version 4 too. Use Case: An UUID version 1 seems not to be unique enough to use it in an ELK stack. Currently we solve this problem by using java.util.UUID with RPG.
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Subject Alternative Name in CSR

Currently there is no way to create a CSR with a SAN. Google Chrome is now looking for a SAN instead of CN Error: "Subject Alternative Name Missing" or NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID or "Your connection is not private"During Transport Layer Sec...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Delivered

Remove invalid option from help for CHGUSRAUD.

Prompt CHGUSRAUD Press F1 for help on User action auditing . . . . . . AUDLVL You will see: *NETSCK Sockets tasks are audited. The following are some examples: o Accept o Connect o DHCP address assigned o DHCP address not assigned o Filtered mail ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Delivered

Better security for password validation program

Hello, I'am wondering if that would not be possible to secure a little bit better the validation program that can be setup in the QPWDVLDPGM and/or in the "QIBM_QSY_VLD_PASSWRD » format VLDP0100 and VLDP0200 exit points. I understand that just the...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Delivered

Prevent passwords that match user profile

We need a way to prevent that the password matches the user profile. The available exit programs are not bullet proof. A new system value or password rule should be created to prevent the setup of a password that matches the user profile. Use Case...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 8 Delivered

Would like QNTC to support AES SMB2 mutual authentication using Kerberos

QNTC, AES, and SMB2 fail to authenticate using Kerberos to network shares. This issue is related to the encryption type of Kerberos ticket. When AES is used, it will need a mutual authentication on the message between the client and the server, ho...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Delivered