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    Snappy compression for avro messages

    As described in this github issue : https://github.com/IBM/Open-Enterprise-SDK-for-Apache-Kafka/issues/7 Is there a way you can add the snappy library like we have on the zopen community : https://github.com/zopencommunity/snappy-cport And add som...
    24 days ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 1 Submitted

    Add global option support for STA, STO and PST TRAN commands.

    Enabling PLEXPARM for IMS transactions allows setting a global status for IMS AREAS, DBS and TRANS. However for transactions the only way to set this is via the update transaction command. IMS RACF OPERCMDS settings cannot be configured for to all...
    over 1 year ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keywords (/DIS STATUS.), which can result in massive output message for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This affects system operator's operation. This also affects throughput of workloa...
    over 4 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 1 Not under consideration

    Native (open source) Kafka client in Java on the Mainframe to support any Kafka server target

    For IBM to support the native open source Kafka client in Java on the Mainframe, a license of IBM Event automation is required, but also this support is currently limited with a requirement to connect to an IBM Kafka server only. This is not the c...
    8 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 2 Submitted

    Keyword 'ALL' needed for /DIS STATUS command

    Current /DIS STATUS command can be issued without any keyword, which can result in massive output messages for all IMS resources generated to WTO.This can impact the operations of system operators. It also affects overall workload throughput due t...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Not under consideration

    Add support for Basic and Bearer Authorization through Authorization header to libserdes, enabling secure authentication against Kafka Registries.

    At the moment the only way for an application to authorize it self towards a Kafka registry using libserdes (part of the Kafka SDK) is by passing the username and password in the URL. This is an unsafe solution and is considered bad security pract...
    3 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Apache Kafka 0 Submitted

    Bypass combined DBRC UNAUTH request for multiple AREAs

    /DBR DB and /DBR AREA commands can issue the DBRC UNAUTH request for a list of AREAs, the maximum number of AREAs in one list being 160. When the UNAUTH request is isseued for a list of AREAs, the RECON can be reserved for a long period of time. T...
    about 2 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 0 Under review

    Requirement for IBM EKMF: Implementation of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Using RSA Tokens

    Enhancing Security Protocols for EKMF Agents and DB2 Database Access Background IBM Enterprise Key Management Foundation (EKMF) currently authenticates users via a single-factor method, requiring only a username and password. This process grants a...
    4 months ago in Enterprise Key Management Foundation / EKMF Workstation 0 Under review

    zSecure - User defined character set for PHRASE when using C4R.USER.=ATTR

    With OA64290 the ability was introduced to define in the APPLDATA for C4R.USER.=ATTR PHRASE. That support is great as it allows to generate by default passphrases instead of passwords. However, zSecure generates a passphrase selecting all characte...
    over 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Command Verifier 2 Future consideration

    Refresh application programs in a MPR with persistent JVM

    IMS with MPP with persistent JVM. CANCEL_PGM=NO and COBOL main transaction programs calling JAVA methods via COBOL Object Oriented Wrapper and JNI APIs. The Language Environment enclave remains active during all the MPR lifetime in order to keep t...
    over 7 years ago in IMS System Services / Commands 2 Future consideration

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