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CICS Transaction Gateway

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CTG Registered Stakeholder Identifier

We would like to register ASG Technologies for a CTG Stakeholder Identifier for the letter "T". We plan to take advantage of the new CTG 9.3 Selective Tracking Token Data.
over 3 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 0 Future consideration

Implement console command to allow the setting of CTG agteway health in WLM

We are looking for a method to control new workload connections to not go to certain CTG gateway regions without needing to cycle gateway regions which will cause failing application requests. This request is to extend the already existing command...
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

JWT Client Token Coded CTG.INI

JWTclient Token coded into CTG.INI file, It is not a good solution from separation of duty and Security Audit Perspective. JWT Token and the CTG general parameters should coded in different file and controlled by different teams.
over 4 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Future consideration

Kerberos with CICS Transaction Gateway

We would like to use Kerberos authentication over/with CICS Transaction Gateway.
about 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Not under consideration

Ability to support multiple SSL ports

we'd like in the product is the ability to have multiple SSL ports. This would have allowed an easier transition to CLIENTAUTH and also permitted some internal interfaces to remain as they were with just SSL encryption. Anyone wanting to use CLIEN...
over 5 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 2 Not under consideration

Basic CICS Plugin for Intercept

Currently can only be set Display mode 'ON' or 'OFF' by start CTG from SYSIN file. Forces have to recycle the CTG causing a risk
about 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

CTG check validity date of the certificate in the TLS protocol

The CTG server side should check the validity date of the certificate in the TLS protocol and does not only delegate control to the client JVMmight not even check (Oracle JVM). Enabling additional control could be included in a configuration param...
over 7 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration

Modify CICS transaction gateway to use more than a 10 character password when using TCP/IP

We have a application that connects to CICS TXSeries through CICS transaction gateway. The CTG does a ECI call when calling TXSeries from CTG. We need to pass password of 16 characters from CTG to TXSeries and teh field ECI-PASSWORD2 is being leve...
about 8 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Other 2 Not under consideration

PFI0510-1340 CTG CICS and IMS health status in sysplex distributor

SUBMITTER SECTIONSubmitted by: scherwajSubmitters Company: Finanz Informatik PUBLICRequirement Number and Title: PFI0510-1340 CTG CICS and IMS health status in sysplex distributorHomework Assigned: NoRequirement Category: Core TechnologyCurrent St...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 3 Future consideration

refreshing CICS TG web services in a Gateway

We may be using CTG in a high availability application shortly. It appears that, at present, to refresh CICS TG web services, the Gateway daemon needs to be restarted to pick up any changes. A refresh command should be added to remove the need to ...
over 9 years ago in CICS Transaction Gateway / Runtime 1 Future consideration