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Workspace IBM i
Categories System Management
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 9, 2020

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Nav4i Fingerprinting

Nav4i uses the fingerprinting functionality of a browser. In the link below is described what the impact of allowing fingerprinting in a browser does:https://blog.mozilla.org/firefox/how-to-block-fingerprinting-with-firefox/


Use Case:

As Firefox only has the option to Allow Fingerprinting of not to allow it. It is not possible to my knowledge to only allow fingerprinting for a specific IP address.
The added case is just one example of where Nav4i needs the fingerprinting to be set to allow in order for it to work. It is also used in the Advanced Job Scheduler in Nav4i to set the time format.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 8, 2021

    This requirement has been delivered as part of the new IBM Navigator for i GUI interface. Details on how to access and use this new interface can be found at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483299

    The support has been delivered on IBM i 7.3 & 7.4 and can be obtained by loading and installing the Latest HTTP PTF Group

    IBM i 7.3 - Group PTF SF99722 level 32 or higher
    IBM i 7.4 - Group PTF SF99662 level 13 or higher

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 9, 2021

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement for Navigator that should be addressed. The world is headed toward Multi Factor Authentication -- this is a piece of that, and it needs to fit into a broader need for MFA, which we think is a higher priority requirement.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 23, 2020

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a MEDIUM priority requirement that should be addressed.

    This is part of a larger security topic, with a growing emphasis on security and privacy.
    We recommend IBM review this as part of future IBM i Releases specifically we do not want to see Nav4i failing to work as planned if the user changes their browser setting to stop tracking and or protect more of their privacy.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 1, 2020

    Hello IBM_Systems_Developer,

    Nav4i does require fingerprinting for getting the right time zone and time.

    This is something which bring this request to a higher design level, when using Nav4i, when looking at system data does it matter in which time zone my browser is running?

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Nov 30, 2020

    Not exactly sure what the request is here. The Navigator works for with fingerprinting turned off and turned on. What is the use case trying to be obtained ?

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