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    Support of GCM mode for IBMJCECCA with a key from CKDS

    On z/OS we do file encryption with a JAVA framework that must use the IBMJCECCA provider to use a CKDS key. The cipher.update function is not supported in this mode, but it is supported in CBC mode. It is indispensable for encrypting large files F...
    6 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Allow RACF digital certificate registration from Java interface

    Currently the only way to allow users to self register their personal certificates, from CAC or PIV cards, is to use the ASIS self registration tool provided in SYS1.SAMPLIB(RACINSTL). While this tool works we are running into issue where browsers...
    6 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    JZOS Fields annotation library

    The JZOS field-creation API is somewhat verbose, while Java developers are used to annotation-based serialization librarys (e.g. Jackson, Hibernate). With suitable choices of defaults, an annotation library could with very little annotation burden...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    ByteBuffer / Charset interface for JZOS fields

    There are a couple more-modern Java APIs that it would be useful to use in JZOS fields. In particular, the fact that the working character set is exposed in the API as a String charset name rather than a java.nio.Charset object imposes some inconv...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Round-trip StringField trim semantics

    The current semantics of the trim() flag on StringField (which I had to discover by querying a member of the team rather than them being available in the docs) are to strip both EBCDIC space (0x40) and null (0x00) characters, which means if you ro...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Enhanced JZOS Fields factory methods

    From experience building WCA4Z, one common point of confusion is how the DatatypeFactory keeps the offset of the generated fields implicit rather than explicit. Another point is the large number of undifferentiated boolean flags to the Field const...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Discover the fd of a Java Socket (for C operations), or introduce Java API for such C operation on the Java Socket.

    Socket fd is a visible as a holder reference to a socket. In some scenario with Java socket that some operation or check could not be done at Java level/API. For example, our product's requirement to check if the socket (connection) is under an AT...
    7 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

    Provide artifact store for IBM Java libraries

    IBM Semeru for Z ships with a number of Z specific libraries that can be used to interface with traditional Z subsystems like RACF, or that have useful utilities like the JZOS library. The problem is that, when developing an application to run on ...
    8 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 2 Future consideration

    Handle Abend SB37 by a Java exception instead of ending the JVM !

    If an Abend SB37 occurs due to a lack of storage when trying to extend a MVS data set, the JVM is ended wothout a chance for the program to handle the situation.It would be far better to simlpy throw an exception. So Abend handling should be chang...
    9 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 1 Future consideration

    Update Post-APPLY ++SHELLSCR to allow use of System Symbols for SYMLINK creatio

    The Post-APPLY ++SHELLSCR that are delivered with the z/OS Java FMIDs and every PTF that creates the SYMLINKs for /usr/lpp/java/current... should be updated... It was appropiate back in time when there was only one Java version available: Java 8. ...
    12 months ago in IBM Java SDK for z/OS 0 Future consideration

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