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Use certified hashing function bcrypt/Argon2 in users.xml

Symphony 7.3.2 uses AES-128 encryption for the passwords storage in the local users.xml file, which is not compliant with Citi Cryptography Standard. Only below hashing algorithms are approved for passwords hashing. Citi requests IBM to use bcrypt...
5 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Future consideration

Enable Global Capacity Limits in HostFactory with Configurable Requestor-Level Control

Background: The CVA environment comprises of two application types: Under /cva parent Consumer – must run exclusively on on-demand instances. Under /cvaSpot parent Consumer – can run workload on both on-demand and spot instances. To support this a...
3 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0

TThis is SUPPOSED to be for z WORKLOAD SCHEDULER. I will open a new IDEA -- this zQUERY idea can be ignoredHCENeed to be able to customize TdwcGlobalSettings within the zconnector, for example, to increase the value for zosHttpTimeout to avoid timeout issues with RESTAPI calls

Having the timeout at 30,000 milliseconds (30 seconds) is causing difficulties for implementing RESTAPI. It seems to be possible to increase the timeout limit with: <?xml version="1.0"?> <tdwc> <settings> <http> <propert...
3 months ago in Db2 Query Workload Tuner for z/OS 0 Submitted

We need to know if the session/task is from SMC

We are working to use SMC (Symphony MultiCluster). Since there is no database schema change, we can't tell if the session/task is from SMC. We created TS019242798 and know there is global id in PERF soamdb temp file (session_history/task_attribute...
7 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Not under consideration

Suppress DD-level accounting information in the SMF type 30 EXCP section for individual DDs.

We found that E-Private SP230 Key0 storage growth was occurred in IIDR Classc Capture service. It was due to SMF type 30 EXCP information at DD name dynamic allocation. Our case was 100 thousand DD Dynamic allocation for IMS OLDS open. . Then, I'...
about 6 years ago in Data Replication: IMS / VSAM  / Data Replication for IMS for z/OS 0 Not under consideration

1 Character Password

Admin password can be changed to 1 chacter password from GUi need RFE to port EGO_DISABLE_ADMIN_ACCESS parameter in PAM+default plugin
8 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Not under consideration

Support SD_BYPASS_AUTHENTICATION_BY_APPLICATION for Kerberos Enabled Cluster

I just realized that per documentation here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-symphony/7.3.2?topic=rw-directly-connecting-recursive-session-spectrum-symphony-session-manager-ssm , SD_BYPASS_AUTHENTICATION_BY_APPLICATION is not supported when we...
4 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 3 Under review

Addition to Citi Standard Password length of 12 Characters

As to the previous idea I submitted, please note the following for Citi Password standards that must be implements to Spectrum Symphony user accounts are : Must be a 12 Character password At least 12 characters in length At least 1 uppercase lette...
9 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 7 Future consideration

Citi has a policy of minimum password of 12 Characters

IBM Spectrum Symphony currently accepts a 1-character password, this is not to Citi Standard and does not comply to Citi Security standards. This password length needs to be implemented so the admin user and other users have a minimum password Len...
9 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Future consideration

xsd files being flagged for having value set as 'unbounded'

xsd files being flagged for having value set as 'unbounded' Please refer to case TS019607811 Our bank code adheres to usual code scan tools that flag any security or vulnerabilities within code or configuration. As part of routine code promotion j...
5 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Submitted