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    Password spray alerts various sources

    zSecure Alert is uniquely equipped to capture events and circumstances at near real-time and can serve as an early alert for such incidents as password spraying from external sources. The identification of an attack from external sources (SSH and ...
    2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Alert 0 Under review

    Give pyRACF similar resources and priority to ZOAU

    With Python gaining popularity on z/OS and a new generation of z/OS System Administrators coming onto the platform with prior Python experience, it is important that crucial subsystems like RACF delivers data in JSON format and gives access to qua...
    over 1 year ago in zSecure 4 Under review

    zSecure - Events Report enhancement for IP (in and out filters)

    The current EV.I report is very helpful to create quickly a good report. It would be extremely beneficial if the filtering of the IP and Port can be better filtered with either local or remote or both.Currently the provided IP address or Port are ...
    5 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

    zSecure - Improve Command generation to delete a contained user

    Currently zSecure Panels (when deleting a Userid) offers only the option: 1. Delete userid and override containment protection (Y/N; blank=N) Hence, if the user is contained one can enter Y to let zSecure generate the delete command anyway. Howeve...
    5 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Under review

    zSecure - Add CKGRACF REASON option to all 'command' panels

    We rely and use the CKGRACF REASON field for auditing purpose for all commands executed. However, not all Panels do show the option 'QUEUE CKGRACF command (allows use of Reason)' like in Panel C2RP3XCS. The panel appears when one performs updates ...
    6 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

    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

    zSecure - SMF Report start-end time issue when spanning a calendar day

    zSecure Event reporting does not support 'official' relative time references. When running a report spanning two or more calendar days, the From must be smaller than the Until as the Today-1 is not honored, as seen below. (sorry for the bad format...
    about 2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Audit 1 Planned for future release

    zSecure - Supported SMF fields via Carla related to PH63197

    We have installed and activated APAR PH63197 for IBM Communication Server (zERT), see: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/apar/PH63197?mhsrc=ibmsearch_a&mhq=PH63197 This introduces new fields and details for certificates, for example: SMF119SS_...
    7 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 3 Planned for future release

    When I am special of a main group, I don't need authorization Remove/Connect for the downstream subgroup

    I'm delegated the security on a perimeter. This perimeter is delegated to a team, this team is special only on a group, the top group. But if we want that they (delegated team) remove/connect people on the downstream groups, we have to give the ri...
    29 days ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 1 Future consideration

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