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Program Load Date and Time

Add a field to what use to be the PPT for when a program was last located.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 7 Delivered

Move EXCI security parameters from DFHXCOPT into ESM

Move any EXCI security related options, such as surrogate security checking, from the DFHXCOPT module and put them some place secure such as in an External Security Manager.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Expose the application context

The application context under which a transaction / program is running should be available via EXEC CICS ASSIGN commands. Specfically, the application name and version information should be accessible.
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Set HTTP TRACE to NOTRACE per Default

Security complains a security - hole due to the http trace is active. This is IBM's default: "By default, all HTTP TRACE requests receive an HTTP 200 (OK) response. You can override this setting so that trace is not enabled.". So Trace and Track s...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 10 Delivered

local EJBs and CDI in CICS JVMServer

Befor we can port one of our major applications to CICS, we would need support of local EJBs (no remote EJBs!) and CDI in the JVMServer,
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 6 Delivered

Extend the EXPIRYINT attribute for TSQ servers

Extend the EXPIRYINT attribute for TSQ servers
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Invoking RACF using an open TCB

We use an external security process through RACF. The identification process is not so quick enough to get a satisfactory flow regarding the way CICS invokes RACF. For issuing RACF calls, the RO TCB is always used. Due to the RO TCB uniqueness, ta...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 3 Delivered

CICS ENQ - adjustable delay time for re-checking resource available

For the CICS API command ENQ, create a mechanism for which the delay time could be adjusted when CICS re-checks the resource that is unavailable. Perhaps a new SIT parm value, ENQModel delay value, or the ENQ command. The 200 ms delay at times cau...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS SAML support - scenario 2 - propagation of SAML

1. Channel services sends SOAP request message to CICS with SAML token in SOAP WS-Sec header 2. SSL server authentication between channel services and CICS 3. CICS provider pipeline validates SAML token and extracts the contents of the SAML token ...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

CICS SAML support - scenario 1 - validate SAML

Service consumer authenticates with gateway Gateway creates SAML token containing consumer's identity. Gateway signs token with gateway's private key and sends to channel services in HTTP header. Channel services asserts SAML token by inserting it...
over 11 years ago in CICS Transaction Server for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered