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    IBMi SST user id screen position issue

    Issue with screen positioning on system service tool -user ids modification page Use Case: After making a changes in the privileges for one SST profile and hit F12 to come back on previous screen to continue making privilege changes in next profil...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

    Add Parm for STRAUTCOL to allow for more object types have their minimum needed authority collected.

    i understand that the type of objects that are allowed to be selected for authority collection is, for performance/chatter reasons, narrow.I propose adding another parm along the lines of the "Include DLO" and "Include file system objects" the wou...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

    Performance improvement request

    This customer has applied this PTF （MF64695）to correspond to "the vulnerabilities known as Specter and Meltdown", but as a result it causes performance down. Although they are convinced about performance down partly because of emergency response, ...
    almost 8 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...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

    Enable SSO for DCM

    DCM kind of supports Single Sign on but after setting AuthType to KerberosOrBasic in admin-ibm.conf the Sign in window still appear. Clicking Cancel once or twice solves the problem but the window should not be there in the first place. Use Case: ...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    Need enhancements to ADDSVRAUTE and CHGSVRAUTE command functionality

    The use of the ADDSVRAUTE and CHGSVRAUTE commands is limited and prevents us from communicating with more than 1 system without changing the SVTAUTE command. To communicate with additional systems, the CHGSVRAUTE command has to be used to set the ...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

    Add user defined fields to user profiles

    Adding a few user defined fields to users profiles would allow customers to directly attach useful information to user profiles. I suggest five 10 character fields. having one field long enough to store an email address would also be very helpful....
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

    Enhance Password Complexity Rules

    Add capability in password system values or QPWDRULES to include passwords may not contain...Any Part of a Users Full nameContext Specific words, such as the name of an application/service/departmentDictionary words in any language
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    Gradual Password Rollover Time

    As we all know - Security is a critical aspect of any organization’s information management strategy. One essential element of database security is managing user passwords effectively. The gradual database password rollover time refers to the abil...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

    Give the built in base IBM i Auditing and security tools a product name

    When dealing with Auditors, they nearly always as for product names for tools used to Audit and Secure the IBM i platform. Simply saying we used the built in functions, just leads to more questions. Ideally we could do with a Brand Name or Produc...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

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