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Security

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    Notify when DCM certificate is near to expire

    The improved DCM tool, like its predecessor, does not have notification functionality a few days before certificates expire. It would be very helpful if you can notify us via email or at least in QSYSOPR and set how many days in advance we want yo...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 8 Not under consideration

    IBM I DCM API should be created to Delete old or Expired Certificates from the DCM Certificate Store

    When Managing Certificates on many IBM I systems, we need the capability to remove old and Expired Certificates from the DCM Certificate Store.Looking at the available APIs for DCM https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/digital-certificate-manager-apis...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

    Tcp server certificate hot reload

    A few days ago I read an article reporting the future intention to go to decrease the duration of certificates, it would be important to make sure that the application of such certificates would not require the shutdown and subsequent activation o...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Security 4 Under review

    V7R1 should support newer SSL Ciphers

    Cryptographic support on V7R1 should support the newer SSL Ciphers that V7R2 and up also have. V7R1 is still a supported OS and since most trading partners are updating the SSL certificates that use updated Ciphers, it means that the clients using...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Security 7 Not under consideration

    Enable TR-31 Import / Export of AES K0-B and K1-B Key Blocks for 4767/4769 crypto cards

    For important bank compliance with MasterCard, we need use to TR-31 KEY EXPORTER in KEK value with mode of use BThe used parameters are:Key block version: VARDRV‑BValue of use: KEKMode of use: ENC-DEC In the APAR OA64883 was published for Z series...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 2 Functionality already exists

    Enhance Security of QUSEADPAUT system value and USEADPAUT in general

    This is similar in intent to https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-4498 In support of 'deny by default' security principle, arrangements should be made to only generate programs and service programs with USEADPAUT(*YES), when A) explicitly requested ...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Generate password based on system value settings

    Would like an OS command or process to query the system value password settings and then generate a random password that meets those requirements. Use Case: Helps end users manage their passwords by given them an option to have a random one genera...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    Add an additional special authority *NONSYS

    With the introduction of a SPCAUT *NONSYS which which should include *ALLOBJ WITHOUT operating system libraries the system administrator should be able to easily seperate e.g. developers from system administrators. This option would avoid accident...
    6 months ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    Monitoring or tracking changes done in DCM

    Hi Team, We have a scenario where certification was unassigned from one of the application and so inorder to prevent this from happening again, we need to identify the cause of this issue ie we need to know who has made those changes to the DCM. S...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Audit log for new DCM activity

    New DCM is a integrated web application server (IAS) and there is no mechanism to track/audit DCM activity. Use Case: The old DCM GUI can create a custom log but in the new DCM gui not is possible.
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 7 Future consideration

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