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IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS

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USER login message

Please add a message to the TLVLOG for each user that authenticates to SuperSession including a timestamp, the RACF USERID and the APPLID, e.g.2020.054 01:52:33.14 UID=V597696 logged on to CLSSRW1
about 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

CL/SuperSession Trace multiuser in SMF back to real userid

When you have a multiuser token in the SMF data in the USER field (ie +AAAAAAB), there is no way to trace it back to the real userid. This is a problem for auditing usage as the data is not usable for multiusers beyond the first signon.
over 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Improved flexibility with Supersession trigger keys

We are in the process of migrating from another Session Manager product to Supersession. Our customer is used to having the possibility to select a session from their main session menu using shortcuts (F1 for first session, F2 for second session a...
almost 3 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Passphrase Support for IBM CL/SUPERSESSION

BM CL/SUPERSESSION should support the use of passphrases. RACF already provides support for passphrases
over 12 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 5 Delivered

Ability to use passtickets instead of passwords for the HELPDESK application

Customer is in a process of converting all applications accessed through SuperSession to use PASSTICKET's instead of passwords. The SS Passticket mechanism works fine for all of the VTAM sessions except SuperSessions HELPDESK application. The Help...
over 12 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

Do the password/passticket validation at signon based on a Generic Resource name if CLSS is running as a Generic Resource

We running CL/Supersession as a Generic Resource and want to implement a certificate based logon to the TELNET server.While the TELNET Server
almost 8 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 1 Delivered

CL/Supersession needs to propigate the CV64 from the original session to the target sessions

We are creating a VTAM Session Management Exit to contol who can signon to which target applications. We use CL/Supersession as a frontend to logon to the target applications. We need the CV64 information for the SME so we can determine whether to...
about 11 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 2 Delivered

Exit RACF

Currently I can only use one exit when super session starts up and I use it for passtix. I also want to exploit the RACF exit for group names. I believe, in the current environment, I would have to modify the passtix exit to do a pass to RACF. We ...
almost 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Session Description Field vs Session Field two different legnths.

Minimal issue, but annoying as we having the missing sessions on our main menu issue. The session description on KLSADAS1 (add a session) is only 30 bytes, whereas the actual field is 32 bytes and is correct on KLSADS11 (modify a session). So sinc...
about 4 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Other 3 Delivered

Forward CVx64 data to PLU when in relay mode

With regulatory compliance requirements growing every day, many IBM customers are asking for more comprehensive audit trails of origin IP addresses through TN3270 connections, especially those that include session managers. While there is some goo...
about 2 years ago in IBM CL/SuperSession for z/OS / Runtime 4 Delivered