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Enable Account Lockout after 3 failed logins

Passwords are prune to Bruteforce attacks, an attacker can easily brute force the passwords as the password policy is weak andallows simple alpha numeric characters without any restriction of password length e.g.: admin, passetc.Account lockout me...
over 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Future consideration

The Useable WebSphere Auditing Functions Are Required by the Department of Defense

The current WAS Auditing function does provide readily useable logs to even track down simple events such as starting/stopping an application server via the WAS Admin Console. I would like to see such functionality added to the NDM audit logs. I a...
about 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Perform host name verification for SSL channels

On WAS 7 server deployed JavaEE application which acting as web service client (JAX-WS) and communicating with web service over HTTPS (SSL channel). When web service client made connection to target server, the common name (CN) from the server cer...
almost 10 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Default automatic collection of PMI counters

This requirement is for identifying root cause correctly and proactively for complex WebSphere issues. We need automatic collection of performance measurements indicator data 24x7. This is similar to how we have sar report for Linux. We do not wan...
over 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Option to configure inclue list in TCP transport channel settings using a propery file

Currently include list in JVM TCP transport channel settings are only configured through manual entries and we need the provision to load a list of IPs using a input file similar to IBM HTTP Servers Include option adding multiple "allow" Directive...
over 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Prevent Application Redistribution

This is what the client company is requesting. I'm using WebSphere's application binary configuration. Redistribution occurs when changing application options. We want to control or eliminate this.
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

WebSockets support for IIS.

I have a updated version of a application that now parts of uses WebSockets. IIS supports WebSockets but not the ISAPI Plugin. I am told that Apache would support this but I dont think this is a option for me. If you bypass IIS and go directly to ...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Add support for com.ibm.mq.cfg.jmqi.useMQCSPauthentication in WAS 8.5.5.X

Currently the MQ RAR packaged with WAS 8.5.5.X is too old to support com.ibm.mq.cfg.jmqi.useMQCSPauthentication. This means that for anyone who is unable to move to WAS 9 any MQ connection is required to use far less secure passwords.
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Create User for WAS Console That can see only Applications tab After login

create user for application team to enable them to deploy their application only, after this newly created user logins cant see or interact with any tabs within WAS console except Applications tab only.All WAS console tabs become invisible to this...
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

warning about stopping the server when restarting the server

need to implement warning about stopping the server when restarting the server in websphere application server web interface in node agent and application server sections
over 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration