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Signal to enduser that MFA window expired

We are using AZFCERT1 and AZFPTKT1 as MFA factors, allowing passticket for applications after a successful MFA on Supersession within a certain timeframe (window).When this window expires, enduser is not aware of the reason and hits enter again an...
about 2 years ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 0 Future consideration

CKFCOLL should use CSF-API Calls to collect ICSF key label information and not read ICSF Key Data Sets

We remarked that the CSF STC was blocked for some minutes by the CKFCOLL jobreading the Key Data Sets. With growing importance of encription that mightget more and more a problem. So we think it might be better to use the CSF-APIs (e.g. CSFKDSL (K...
about 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 2 Not under consideration

Show specific zComm details for ports allocated by IMS Connect in zSecure.

Provide functionality to display a list for IMS Connect PORT with specific PORT options that has been configured in zCommServer. With this functionality it will be possible for a security officer/administrator to verify if specific options is set ...
about 1 year ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 0 Future consideration

Copy Grouping Class Member should produce panel rather than command

When working with the detail display panel of a RACF Grouping Class resource profile, the line command 'C' for Copy behaves differently between copying an access list entry and copying a profile member definition. Both access list entries and prof...
about 10 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 1 Future consideration

New RACF messages indicating Next Token mode

Background - We are migrating from CA Top Secret to IBM RACF, here at our site. We are also migrating from CA AAM to IBM MFA. Under CA Top Secret, we enter "RSA Next Token Mode" after failing 3 attempts to logon. The CA Top Secret throws messages ...
about 5 years ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 7 Not under consideration

Check the GLOBAL class on RA.1 Access Check

Option RA.1 : The command will show you the access level this user or group has through the access list, exits, and operations attribute. The GLOBAL class is not tested
almost 3 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

Functions required to do SMF reporting with CARLA

It should be possible to: - use functions like add, subtract, divide on decimal fields- Formatting decimal fields (for example insert a decimal point to format centiseconds or number of blocks)- do a Subselect on SMF_Section (for example to filter...
over 11 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 2 Future consideration

zSecure SMF processing for QRADAR needs to include Supersession SMF Records to transmit to QRADAR and there the processes need to be created to accept these records.

RFE 92094: Add CL/Supersessin SMF record support to zSecure CARLa CL/Supersession is a virtual session manager which creates virtual terminals on behalf of a interactive user on a z/OS system. These LU names cannot be reconciled on QRADAR without ...
almost 3 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Adapters for SIEM 0 Future consideration

Pleas add Cert. end to the panel C2RP3@#D in between "Dflt" and "Certificate name".

For key rings with lots and lots of certificates, this would keep us from listing each and every certificate to discover which one has just expired but has not made it to any report while the client is expressing urgency.
about 3 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

Ability to schedule changes for Users and Groups

When using zSecure Admin when you use options RA.R or RA.D you can administer Resources and Datasets. If you permit access to a Resource or a Dataset you will be presented with a confirmation screen. Option #4 on that screen lets you set a start/e...
about 3 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration