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IBM i

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Protect the configuration files for i Access Solutions form tampering

Hello We are concerned that the end user can change the "i Access Solutions" installed configuration by tampering the .HOD files or the AcsConfig.PropertiesWe need to be able to secure these files and similar ones from end user tampering by preven...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

A way to change System Policy via command line

We need find a way to submit two control groups to batch mode backup. In the control group exit line, we'd like to change the way BRMS System Policy parameter "Restricted state time limit" to different value according to the control group.If ENDSB...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 7 Future consideration

CPYTOSTMF needs CHGDATE parameter like CPYSRCF ... SRCCHGDATE()

When using CPYTOSTMF, e.g. to copy source members from a source physical file to the IFS, for example, to populate git or some other source code version control repository, CPYTOSTMF always assigns the current date/time to the *STMF created. We wa...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 6 Not under consideration

Provide API to disable Netserver user

With an ever increasing risk of getting infected by mal and ransomware it is important to have more control over Netserver. In an exit program we try to detect such instances but would like to take appropriate actions like disabling the users Nets...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

Provide authentication mechanisms like SAML 2.0 for web services client

Provide authentication mechanisms like SAML 2.0 for web services client Use Case: Several of our clients need to access webservices and are required to authenticate via SAML 2.0 based on a X509 certificate.
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 5 Future consideration

BRMS - Please enhance help text for error message BRM1771

We tried to change the Expiration Date of a tape-volume, either to *PERM or to a date in 3 years. This resulted in the error message BRM1771, which states that the date-format is incorrect. But the date-format was correctly set. After raising an I...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Not under consideration

Remove temporary files from data directory after creating AFP resource through AFP Manager in Navigator for i

When creating an AFP resource using AFP Manager in Navigator for i, the temporary file used to create the resource on the IBM i is stored in the/QIBM/UserData/OS400/Navigator/config/data directory. The temporary files are not cleared after the AFP...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Future consideration

Add hover help features for Constant length to aid programmer productivity.

While editing programs, we often hover over a variable to see definition information. If it is a constant (DCL-C) type, when hovered over, you see only the value. You do not know the length. It would be helpful to add the length of the constant, s...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

AES Crypt

Make the AES algorithm compatible with AES calculated by different software platforms. The ENCRYPT_AES sql function can encrypt a DB column. Unfortunately the algorithm is IBM proprietary [The internal encryption algorithm used is from the CLiC To...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Tool or job to query ESS and update OS keys

Currently OS keys for CBU systems need to be updated annually.Also, OS keys need to be either downloaded from ESS, which is often problematic, or manually installed. It would be helpful to have an OS based tool that could be used to - from the OS ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 3 Future consideration

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