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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

zSecure - Hour Granulartiy for REQUEST command

When requesting command execution in panel C2RP3XCS to get a connect to a group it is only possible to permit that access based on calendar days. Some privilege escalation should only be granted for a few hours instead of calendar days.
about 5 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 3 Future consideration

Option to include content of allowlists in printed Compliance reports.

Currently, for printed Compliance reports, used for auditing purposes, the allow lists, nor their contents are included in the reports. In previous versions of STIG compliance reports, the details were visibile, and we are pursueing having those a...
about 1 year ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 0 Future consideration

Enhance email notification to also send emails via CSSMTP

We were instructed to encrypt all email leaving the mainframe. MFA could encrypt its email connection. However, CSSMTP already supports encryption. CSSMTP has advantages like a central email connection point and retry if the email server (MTA) is ...
about 1 year ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 2 Future consideration

zSecure - Matching SMF Field-Names to zSecure Names

It is, to put it politely, a nightmare to locate the zSecure field name, when one has the SMF field name (from the SMF or IP manuals). SCKRCARL(CKADFTCP) helps in locating the zSecure field names, but that's all. To make life a lot easier, why not...
over 1 year ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 2 Future consideration

Dark Mode for z/VM MFA web GUI

Please add an option of selecting Dark Mode theme in z/VM MFA web GUI.
over 1 year ago in zSecurity / Z Multi-Factor Authentication 0 Future consideration

For NEWLIST HEADER=CSVT allow for the setting of file type and file name

Using HEADER=CSVT on an emailed report the attached file has a TXT extension and a file name of CSDATAU. CSVT means a comma delimited file with titles, why not create the attachment as a CSV extension, or allow the customer to set the extension. W...
about 3 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Audit 1 Future consideration

zSecure RA.H - NONEXP and NOINTERVAL

We have some cases where our User Access Operations needs to set either a NONEXPiring password for a users or define the users with NOINTERVAL. Unfortunately this is not possible through the default RA.H panel.
over 5 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Admin 1 Future consideration

Implement Command Logging for RACDCERT Commands

It's my understanding that RACDCERT commands are not eligible for Command Logger, because the command envelope IRREV01 is not called for RACDCERT Commands. Since Command Verifier does not process RACDCERT commands, then Command Logger does not rec...
over 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Command Verifier 3 Future consideration

Zsecure events / Alert is needed to detect security certificate changes

zSecure alert option must be added to the events panel to keep an eye on SSL certificates when changes occur, changes such as Trust/untrust value changes which can cause security issues.
over 2 years ago in zSecurity / zSecure Alert 2 Future consideration