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z/TPF Product Family

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Basic Authentication support in zTPF HTTP Server

There is currently no system level code (such as CHT1/2/3) support for this standard "Authorization" HTTP header and zTPF shops have to create their own way for this support. Even though this header is a standard feature in the HTTP server, adopti...
about 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 2 Not under consideration

Need additional measurements for short-term pools on time between dispense and return

Need additional measurements for short-term pools on time between dispense and return in order to configure directory set size and to understand recycle time. It is suggested to provide this information by pool section and by record ID by pool type.
over 8 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Future consideration

Update 3270 interrupt handling (CCP4) to close security loopholes

When using a 3270 subchannel that had previously been used with another application, and that session had not been logged-off (LOGO), the new session will still be logged-on to that application. When CCP4 (in CLOA) detects an unsolicited device en...
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Provide user exit in 3270 COMM SOURCE to handle LOGI security

Provide a user exit in the 3270 comm source package that will enter a customer-written program to display a sign-on screen for a user to enter credentials. The user exit will be responsible to display a secure 3270 welcome screen and to perform au...
almost 3 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Future consideration

Determining the ports in NSD "OTHER"

If a port is not in the Services file and there is IP traffic coming in and out on it, the counts are thrown into the "OTHER" bucket. Without going through IP trace there is no easy way to determine what ports are being thrown into the "OTHER" buc...
about 11 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 4 Not under consideration

The CRUISE RESTORE function on a non-DBDEF works fine except that old pools are not getting released

Hi, When running a CRUISE RESTORE function on a non-DBDEF database, old pools are not getting released even though the RELEASE option is specified in the CRUISE RESTORE definition table. We prefer to have old pools released following a CRUISE Rest...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPFDF 1 Not under consideration

Implement HTTP 2.0 Client for zTPF

Implement a HTTP 2.0 Client for zTPF which will support compression, binary protocol and multiplexing over a single TCP connection.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Planned for future release

Implement HTTP 2.0 Server for zTPF

Implement a HTTP 2.0 Server for zTPF which will support compression, binary protocol and multiplexing over a single TCP connection.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 0 Planned for future release

Create a NVP for the Network Services Database Name for the port that a message comes in on

We would like IBM to create a name for the NVP, something like INSD_Name and automatically assign the value of the application name defined in the Network Services Database to the ECB based on the port the message came in on.If the port does not e...
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

ZDECB display sort enhancements

Request to add a ZDECB display option to show short lived ECBs first.
over 5 years ago in z/TPF Product Family / z/TPF 1 Not under consideration

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