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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 6, 2016
Merged idea
This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit IBMI-I-1047 Allows messages to be changed in 5250 emulator dialog boxes.

IBM i Sign on Screen Merged

Fiserv is working to Obtain PCi Standards Certification, we Have one Issue with UserName Enumeration, the Signon error will be "UserName not found or Incorrect Password" to be compliance we need to change some CWBSY* messsages (0001, 0002) etc.. we cannot do it,

for Example the current message is CWBSY0001: USer XXX on System XXXX doest not exist, We cannot show this information for a user for external attackers .


Use Case:

Fiserv is working to Obtain PCi Standards Certification, we Have one Issue with UserName Enumeration, the Signon error will be "UserName not found or Incorrect Password" to be compliance we need to change some CWBSY* messsages (0001, 0002) etc.. we cannot do it,

for Example the current message is CWBSY0001: USer XXX on System XXXX doest not exist, We cannot show this information for a user for external attackers .


Idea priority Medium