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zSecure - Correlation of Db2 Authorization Flows in zSecure Access Monitor

Background We recently migrated from Db2 internal authorization to RACF-based Db2 security using RACF profiles. While the functional behavior is correct, we have identified a significant limitation in audit transparency when analyzing Db2 authoriz...
19 days ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Submitted

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 ...
6 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin 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...
6 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Planned for future release

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 ...
7 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Future consideration

line command to merge RACF groups

in a role-based admin environment, sometimes roles are combined/merged. The PERMITs for these role groups have to be merged, such that the highest access level of each role is used. The COPY GROUP option (RA.4.1) and the C line command in RA.G ove...
2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Future consideration

Pervasive Encryption reporting looking to report on Dataset Type and Last Use Date

Our company has mandated that Pervasive Encryption to be used on all data at rest. This means we have to set up reporting for the initial migration to PE, then ongoing compliance as keys/DFP Segment label changes. In the reporting we have created...
10 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Under review

zSecure RA.S - provide capability to update RACFCLAS description field for installation defined classes

zSecure has a knowledge base of certain classes, including IBMs of course, plus some OEM classes, such as £ENDEVOR, so that it can report something meaningful in the Description field of the newlist type=class report type. The default description ...
11 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Planned for future release

update STIG Check RACF-US-000060 from assertion to a programable validation

Today spending the time to research all of the various settings called out in this STIG check is time consuming and all appear to be programmatically verifiable which would save time. Additionally we do not find the 'assertion' function all that g...
over 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Planned for future release

zSecure - Access Report with more details/columns

When running zSecure Access Monitor Data it would be great if besides the amount of occurrences and the Resource Name + Profile key used the Installation Data from the used Profile is displayed as well. For example when running reports for CSFSERV...
about 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Under review

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...
2 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Future consideration

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