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System Journal during restore

During scratch load (system restore after crash), the original System journal (QAUDJRN) was not restored instead, new journal was created using timestamp as name. This has created major problem for the system replication software (MIMIX) since it ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

New command WRKSVRAUTE

We are increasingly using server authentication entries in our environment for managing DDM(IP) and DRDA authorisation of users between systems. Whilst we can display the entries for an individual user with DSPSVRAUTE or use the QSYS2.DRDA_AUTHENT...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

EIM. request for having a command to save EIM

I want to be able to save the configuration and the users of the EIM and be able to restore to another partition. would it be possible to develop an order in this spirit?thank you Use Case: this would allow security in the case of DRP
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

NX- And In-Core-Acceleration To Achieve Energy-Efficient Quantum-Safe Encryption For IBM i

This request is for activating in-core- or/and nested acceleration to support the advertised quantum-safe encryption also for IBM i.Other methods (as described below) are neither fast enough nor a simple solution for customers who use cloud or onl...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Under review

Request to enhance Digital Certificate Manager to be able to manage Java Keystores

Would like to have the ability to use DCM (Digital Certificate Manager) to be able to manage (to create/change/manage/delete) Java keystores. This would include the ability to manage existing java keystores created by java commands. And to be able...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

User profile alias.

Usualy the network account is "name.surname", so I'd like to have the same on the IBM i user profile. For example: CRTUSRPRF USRPRF(SURNAME) TEXT('Name Surname') ALIAS('name.surname'). Use Case: When the user connects to IBM i server from a client...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

Make managing ciphers in QSSLCSL easier using 2-digit cipher codes and use these codes everywhere

It would be easier to manage ciphers in the system value using the 2-digit codes simply because ciphers also have to be managed in SST (SSLCONFIG/TLSCONFIG) where the 2-digit code in required when adding/removing ciphers to the eligible list. Give...
6 months ago in IBM i / Security 1 Under review

EIM Windows domain source mapping from CRTUSRPRF

On CRTUSRPRF we have the parameter EIMASSOC. This lets us create an EIM identifier and add the current system as a TARGET. Every new user that is created need to also have the windows domain as a SOURCE in order for single signon to work. This mea...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

Provide ability to control SSL counters (in SST) from OS command line using an API

We are running v7r4 and find the SSL counters that are available within SST very useful. A challenge we face is that due to our a weekly system interruption for full system save and IPL, these counters are disabled and get reset. It would desirabl...
6 months ago in IBM i / Security 1 Under review

New curves in Qc3GenECDHKeyPair API

Only BRAINPOOL and NIST curves can be used to generate Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key pair (Qc3GenECDHKeyPair API) but based on https://safecurves.cr.yp.to/ Curve25519, Curve2213, etc. are safer curves.We are software editor and our file transf...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Future consideration

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