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PINNED Terminal emulator support on Docker image
Docker utility should support Functional Perspective test scripts. Slack Issue https://devops---testing.slack.com/archives/CGV8AAGCD/p1645022341509149

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Support for the SAN attribute in the CSR request when using wsadmin or the WAS admin console.

We want to be able to use the SAN attribute in PKI keys/certificates. This is needed to pass host verification during the TLS handshake if the certificate is to be used by processes on different hosts, e.g., multiple WAS application server process...
over 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Support virtual baseDN mapping im Liberty to improve SSO with tWAS

VMM in tWAS environments are supporting virtual baseDN in VMM which are then via wimconfig.xml mapped to real LDAP baseDNs via the baseEntries configuration like for example <baseEntries name="cn=externalUsers" nameInRepository="cn=users,cn=ext...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 4 Not under consideration

Proxy needed for Oracle Forms 12c

Since the AppPoint Oracle Forms proxy is no longer supported by IBM (as of January 1, 2017) - we are requesting a proxy be built into RFT to allow the automation of Oracle Forms. Right now RFT's object inspector can't recognize Oracle forms embedd...
about 9 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Not under consideration

Microprofile openapi to use other than the default host

Standard web applications can use virtual hosts in Liberty but feature WEBs such as microprofile openapi can not use the virtual hosts. The requests are being made using the default host name. Could you please make it possible to use the virtual h...
11 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

DevOps Deploy should allow users to manage notification templates from the UI

Currently, someone needs to log on to the server to find the notification templates in order to view/create/edit/delete notification templates. The server also needs to be restarted in order for any changes to take effect. It would be very helpful...
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 3

Acquire Lock - Update Process Step to allow a Switch if Lock exists

This request is to update the Acquire Lock process step to allow branching paths depending on if the lock already exists. The general idea is, if the lock has been created by another process, we would like a way to fail out the process. This would...
about 1 year ago in DevOps Automation / Deploy 2

SSL Certificate Management for Liberty Profile. Certificate expiry Alerting and Certificate Renewal

WAS Liberty Profile requires SSL expiry monitoring and alerting. SSL Certificates are usually valid for many years, and the expiry dates of certificates are often missed, until the system fails due to expired certificates.
over 10 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

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8 months ago in Java Runtimes (Semeru, OpenJDK) 2 Not under consideration

LTPA token timeout should respond to user activity

This is a requirement for ISO 27001 certification. This type of functionality is required by many security teams, and it is really hard to justify, explain, and get security deviations. It would be useful because users would not be harassed by fre...
about 5 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

VET Change Websphere security configuration to allow non-Security Admin managers to generate heapdump/javacore/core files

Websphere 8.0 introduced new functionality that allows administrators to generate heapdumps/system dump/java cores on demand.This is very useful for administrators investigating particular problem types. The default Websphere configuration means t...
over 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 4 Functionality already exists