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    Authority Collection - Size of the collections

    Please add options/columns into existing SQL views (object_statistics maybe?) or add new SQL views to see how much the IBM i Authority Collection repositories actually take space. Currently there is no such option and the security administrator/IB...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

    Add a PowerHA smart Assist component for IBM InfoSphere DataStage app

    Our team uses PowerHA SystemMirror for our IBM InfoSphere DataStage application. However, PowerHA SystemMirror doesn't have a smart assist components for this product.
    over 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Future consideration

    EIM System User credential setup on the terminal screen.

    EIM System User can be specified solely on the Navigator i GUI. This limitation makes impossible any automation to follow the security rules and change the password regularly according the security standards. Provide a command to change the passwo...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under 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...
    about 4 years 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...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Improve PowerHA SVC/FlashSystem ssh access security model

    Today PowerHA requires unrestricted the Admin role via SSH to manage the copy relationships on SVC/FlashSystem family storage. In todays modern security environment this is unacceptable to have a full multitenant array have unrestricted SSH access...
    over 2 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Submitted

    Expand on the Authority Collection process by logging commands that actually use the special authorities granted on user profile

    I'm trying to clean up security and while the Authority Collection process is valuable, I need to go a step farther. There are too many IDs with any combination of special authorities, and I do not have a clean way to monitor if it's needed. I wou...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

    Quick Enable/Disable user profiles

    This would be a quick function for admins/support personnel to use to enable/disable an account without invoking CHGUSRPRF or Option 2 STATUS(*DISABLED). Create an Option 27 and 28 to Enable/Disable user profile from the WRKUSRPRF screen.
    5 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

    need a new QPWD system value that allows to set case sensitivity mix

    need a new QPWD system value that allows to set case sensitivity mix that aligns with the rest of QPWD* system values. We are working on align the IBMi password set with our company policy. but, As per the documentation(IBM), if we do use QPWDRule...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

    Concealing Password on the ADDSVRAUTE Screen

    To not reveal a password to onlookers when setting up a secure DDM environment.
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

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