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Disable password decryption using wsadmin.sh command

Encrypted Admin password saved in soap.client.props file can be easily decrypted using below wsadmin commands. This has been flagged as a security concern by Citi Security team. We are requesting to disable this feature so that decrypting WebSpher...
15 days ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

Explore the possibility of using ZERTJSSE on WAS

We are trying to configure WASv9 to make use of the ZERTJSSE provider and please note this is a continuation from the instructions obtained via previous case TS013670650. Subsequently we have opened a new case TS017440083 which the IBM support has...
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

Add WAS z/OS support up to Db2 z/OS v13 FL50x for the sibDDLGenerator.sh script

The full details and background, etc., can be found in the Support Case TS017121234 The DDL produced by the WAS z/OS sibDDLGenerator.sh script is no longer valid; this manifested itself during our testing with Db2 v12 z/OS at FL504. Furthermore, t...
15 days ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

For WebSphere Application Server to support LDAP Channel Binding for end user authenticaion

Using Enble the LDAP Channel binding will help us to end user authention in IBM Websherer Application Server and its proves more secure in centralized authentication mechanism.
28 days ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

Allow IBM HTTP Server behind a proxy/LB that performs SSL offloading to become aware that the original request uses https

In a situation where IHS is behind another proxy/LB that performs SSL offloading, it would be beneficent to implement a behavior similar to WAS, to check a http header defined by the web container custom property 'httpsIndicatorHeader' to know tha...
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted

To provide a 'relocate' function in Installation Manager

My client has a long history of using Installation Manager (IM) to set up WebSphere application servers (WAS). They take the IM default locations of 'Agent data location' and 'Shared resources directory.' Over the years, these directories have acc...
about 2 months ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Submitted