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Security

Creating User Profiles with SSH-Only Access on IBM i

When designing and creating a user profile on a system like IBM i, it's possible to define with considerable precision which resources and environments will be available to that user. A common need in enterprise environments is to allow access onl...
5 months ago in IBM i / Security Under review

Would it be possible to add option on Security Bulletins to search by IBM i products when searching for vulnerabilities on IBM i.

Searching by IBM i products would significantly improve the search results. The other option would be to define a list of IBM i products for Subscription to receive notifications about vulnerabilities for the specified products such 5770DG1, 5770J...
4 months ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

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...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / Security Not under 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.
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security Future consideration

Counterpart to *NOQTEMP in QAUDCTL system value for IFS directories

In system value QAUDCTL we are able to specify *NOQTEMP to avoid audit journal recording activities in QTEMP libraries of users. This reduces significant audit log entries for activities in temporary library. What's missing is the same for a defin...
3 months ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

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...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security Functionality already exists

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...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Security Not under consideration

Develop a way to signon via QSECOFR account with a password less solution for ACS, Console and web-based applications.

This is To Comply with Audit requirement to enforce all Privilege Access accounts to move away from visible Passwords .
6 months ago in IBM i / Security Under review

IBMi request new Kerberos ticket

With Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) and Kerberos, Windows clients can authenticate to IBMi without supplying a user and password. When the client connects, it supplies IBMi with a Kerberos ticket for authentication. A Kerberos ticket has a fixe...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security Not under consideration

Add Web API to retrieve Security PTF's and Bulletins based on CVS level

I would like to be able to pull data through a Web API that would list the available PTF's for security bulletins based on the CVS level assigned to the bulletin.
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security Future consideration

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