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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_...
about 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - CO.2 -> enhance generated JCL with customer CKRCARLA

While working with interactive carla scripts via zSecure option CO.2 menu one can either run the script interactive or in batch mode. As it is possible to work with referenced input members in carla like:I DD=CKRCARLA M=ACCRDBALHowever, the genera...
over 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - Helpdesk - Add Phrase to helpdesk panel rather than separate one

Currently the Helpdesk panel offers the option to set a new password or phrase for a user. The differentiation between the two is made based on selection of 'Password or phrase'.However, only the 'New password' and 'Verify password' is listed, it ...
9 months ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - Display new Quantum Safe Algorithms as well in help panels

We have setup the SMF signing with the alternate algorithm which is visible in the zSecure RE.K.T panel.However, the 'help' panel for the 'Algorithm' Column does only state:"This 8 character field shows the key use algorithm, such as DES, DES3,AES...
about 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - Resource Copy panel for wide screen (62x160)

zSecure ISPF panels do scale nicely to wide screen resolutions (62x160). Unfortunately it is not working on all panels. For example the RACF general resource panel (C2RP3@@S) uses the full width of 160 columns and when copy a resource to a new pro...
over 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - Show complete Installation Data in panel C2RP3@@D

Groups Installation Data is cut in panel C2RP3@@D to fixed length of 44 characters. However, the ISPF panel does allow to display much more information. Please see attached screen print. The display of this cut 'InstData' is misleading as it does ...
about 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - Access Monitor - add profile key used

When using zSecure Access Monitor to generate a specific report for a Dataset pattern with the output option 1 to 'Summary by userid'. Selecting one of the users for more details, the overview just shows the Occurrence and the Resource whereas it ...
over 2 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

Allow use of System symbols in the SETUP Files dialog.

This would allow (for example) the setting up of a single entry for a CKFREEZE file for use in a sysplex where there are many LPAR members and a CKFREEZE file per LPAR. It could be used by specifying a single data set name of 'CKR.CKFREEZE.&SY...
over 1 year ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

Add support for adding, activating or deactivating MFA factors and Tags

Currently there is no way in zSecure to add, activate, or deactivate factors for MFA. Nor is there a way to add tags. It all has to be done via RACF commands. It would be much more convenient if it could be done within zSecure
almost 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered

zSecure - CKNSERVE to support Access Monitor files

CKNSERVE cannot read local or remote Access Monitor data. We have a use case to cleanup old profiles in various environments. Therefor the Access Monitor Data must be accessible via CKNSERVE to access remote data and run the report only once but a...
over 3 years ago in zSecure / zSecure Admin Delivered