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Allow ability to point the config server task (HOMSRV) to a different location for private directory

We would like to have the ability to point the config server to other than the default location that resides in the HOD file system. Currently your documentation discusses using links or mounts but we would like to have the the ability to override...
2 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Submitted

Allow multiple HOD Admin IDs to be defined using the Admin client

In our environment we currently have multiple administrators but are required to have unique IDs and passwords for each person so passwords are not shared. We are asking for a way to define users withing the HOD Config Server (HOMSRV) to indicate ...
2 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Submitted

Document the BXH/BXLE/JXH/JXLE trick

An article in either the systems journal or the journal of RF&D described using BXH and BXLE to test 30 bits in succession. This trick is still valid and extends to 62 consecutive tests in AMODE64. It would be useful to have it in either the e...
9 days ago in IBM High Level Assembler for z/OS and z/VM / Other 1 Submitted

Provide for 3290 compatibility

ISPF has SPLIT and VSPLIT commands that exploit explicit partitions to split the screen into 2-4 concurrently visible logical partitions. The requirement would be satisfied by a TN3270 client other than HOD, as long as the 3290 support in ISPF wor...
9 days ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Under review

Thai Compose Mode incorrect with HACP v16 in HEX mode (HACP EE)

We can use HACP HEX mode instead of HOD Cached Client with Thai language.
about 1 month ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Under review

The Host On-Demand (HOD) V 15 and V 16 Deployment Wizard tool within the Admin Client fails to see custom HTML in a defined custom location.

The issue occurs with HOD V 15 & V 16 and when attempting to use the new HOD Deployment Wizard that is available in the full Admin Client and when an administrator has setup a custom directory for his custom HTMLs and defined it according to t...
about 2 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 0 Under review

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

Stored HTML Configurations

We currently have multiple HOD Server configurations for many different environments, including multiple admin environments. We would like to be able to switch between a default server configuration (one that we can update) and other server config...
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Under review

Ability to use RACF Keystore Instead of Java Key Store for Config Server Secure Port on z/OS

The main reason for this enhancement is because at my current place of employment, it is a STIG requirement that we CANNOT use JKS files on z/OS. Being able to use the RACF Key Store would make the integration of HOD even easier for those that cur...
3 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1

Enable remap keyboard to switch to English language

Currently, HOD version 16 with Hex client can do keyboard remap by assigning key in "Enable Thai mode" but to return back to English, we need to key CTRL+L which is the default. So I would like to request you to enhance the ability to remap keyboa...
4 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 0 Planned for future release