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IBM Host On-Demand

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HoD 5250 Telnet TLS-SSL

Sessions is set manually for Telnet-TLS connections. This need to be made by server centrally configuration.
over 9 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Is a defect

HACP EE support for Modifying session properties dynamically

See email.
about 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

Host Connect Custom Cipher should be a drop down and not require the user to type in full cipher name

The Host Connect Emulator custom cipher selection requires the user to type in the entire cipher name likeTLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA or SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA.There should be a drop-down selection with the supported versions.In addition,
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Not under consideration

Keep HOD icons size and space in between the same as HOD 11

The default icon and the space between the icons on HOD v1302 is too big compare to HOD v11. Users have 23 icons have to click on arrow to switch the screens which is not convenience. We have got a lot of complains. Deepak Bohra from HCL has helpp...
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Not under consideration

Stronger Ciphers for Host Access Toolkit

Would like to request a more compliant ciphers be added to the support for Host Access Toolkit. ciphers like the aes256-ctr as well as others
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 3 Not under consideration

Set correlation from user to printer to grant confidential information using HOD printer emulation sessions

We need to introduce multifunctional printers with user login. This printers, with specific configuration set with printer server and active directory, permit to centralize printers and divide the prints by single users. This is not possible with ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Change HOD Environmentvariables to support combination of variables and fixed values

In PMR29300 the environment variable CachedClientDirectoryName has been changed to support values in a combination of variables and fixed values. Fix IT25758In this RFE we request the environment varialbeSaveto be changed in the same manner
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Macro parameter screenorientation is not documented

1. Macro parameter screenorientation is not documented in the Knowledge Center 2. The possible values true/false are not self-explaining, the parameter screenorientation should be documented describing the results of the values true/false. 3. In p...
about 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 2 Planned for future release

HOD 12.0.0: add support for the eclipse 4.x version

Trying to use the product inside eclipse 4.7 the plugins, as are packaged by the utility present in the product to be used in eclipse, cannot be installed within version 4.The problem comes from how plugin.xml and fragment.xml are made: they don't...
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Not under consideration

Host Graphics Host On-Demand

Correct Host Graphics ability to work properly as in previous versions. I am reluctant to open this RFE since I already have a PMR open to address this problem (06839), but as per management, I will open it.
over 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration