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Add diagnostic event logging for Cache Token Credential (CTC) usage

IBM MFA for z/OS provides diagnostic event trace information for many of the various authentication factors that can be configured in this product. We found that authentication factor Cache Token Credential, when using "Cache Token Sharing" set to...
6 months ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 0 Future consideration

zSecure - Do Not Truncate Audit Trail Information

When checking the Audit Trail from a User the details for all group connects and removals are quite large. When displaying the Audit Trail with a 'LU <user>' the Audit Trail is complete and simple to read. As we removed users to perform 'LU'...
almost 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 3 Future consideration

Enhance Alert 1124

We want to exploit the built in zSecure Alert 1124. According to the documentation available here: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/szs/2.5.0?topic=alerts-allowed-ip-address-configuration-1124-2124 it states that only logons to TSO are monitored by a u...
over 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Alert 0 Future consideration

Ability to control multiple Interval values for Password or Phrase Intervals

The profile C4R.USER.PHRINT.owner.userid allows for APPLDATA to be specified where you can control access to the usage of a specific interval or no interval. In our environment I could only use C4R.USER.PHRINT.** but I would need multiple APPLDATA...
almost 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Command Verifier 0 Future consideration

Add a table in the documerntation showing relation between the resources protecting the panels (CKR.OPTION.xx.yy) and the resources protecting actions in the panels (CKR.ACTION.xx.yy)

If you want to secure zSecure by panels AND commands, it would be helpful to have a table showing the diffrent relations between panels and actions. Auths are different between RACF admin and auditor and people thet need only to have read access. ...
8 months ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 2 Future consideration

Option to display CSDATA segment on CONSUL Helpdesk function 1

Can Zsecure display RACF custom field when using the Helpdesk function 1- Display Our helpdesk uses CONSUL(Zsecure) to Display userid details. Currently, it displayd Username, Installation Data can this be enhanced to display CSDATA custom f...
9 months ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

Support protected or secure key operations for PKCS#11 token objects.

Given this is the auth mekanism for privileged accounts and IBMs own health checker reacts on clear keys in TKDS i'd say it's a reassonable request to develop better crypto support in the zMFA product. I uploaded an examle from one of our test mac...
about 1 year ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 0 Future consideration

Access Monitor - within the AM.1 panel to expend fields to allow more selection

Allow for more selects on fields e.g. userid - specifying more user IDs or other fields. This allows a quick/easy way to add additional selections without having to go into the CARLa and manually add them to the CARLa script. Handy for users who a...
5 months ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 2 Future consideration

RACF Class refresh & in-storage v RACF database differences

Differences between what's in RACF and what's in storage. A comparison to show what the differences are to assist with changes and investigating problems/issues. A detail of when the RACF class was last refreshed.
5 months ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

Sysplex Level CKFREEZE - Having ONE CKFREEZE for an entire sysplex would greatly speed up time for any zSecure UI or batch functions that have to read through CKFREEZE datasets

The idea is just have ONE CKFREEZE for ALL LPARs. This would greatly enhance efficient where zSecure UI or batch functions require reading of the CKFREEZE dataset. Having to parse through multiple datasets creates added overhead and adds to longer...
about 1 year ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 0 Future consideration

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