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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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Need ability to set license timeout

We use FlexLM Floating Licenses for Build Forge. However, Build Forge holds on to a floating license for >24 hours, even when there's no activity from the user. It should be possible to release licenses in a reasonable timeframe, like 2 hours, ...
4 months ago in Heritage / Build Forge 2 Not under consideration

A Robust Cleanup Option to Remove Old Versions and Records No Longer Needed to Optimize Storage and Usage

Concern: Over time, the system keeps accumulating old versions and release records that are no longer required. These records are not used for deployments and have no business value anymore, yet they continue to consume storage and system resource...
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Velocity 3

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...
about 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Create additional rules to DevOps Test Embedded Code Review

Rule 1: following operators ( +=, -=, *=, /=, %=, <<=, >>=, &=, ^=, |= ) should never be used.Rules 2: The rules check that open and closing brackets are always the unique non space character on the line.Rule 3: The rule verify tha...
7 months ago in DevOps Automation / Test Embedded 0 Submitted

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...
almost 9 years ago in DevOps Automation / Test UI 2 Not under consideration

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.
about 10 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 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...
almost 5 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Future consideration

Enable Logging Throttling within Quarkus as a documented option similar to OpenLiberty

This business case argues for the value of implementing excessive logging with throttling as a control mechanism, highlighting the benefits of improved visibility, enhanced security, and optimized resource management, ultimately leading to cost sa...

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

TLS 1.3 support for Cloud Pak System

In order to prepare for the future, with quantum secure encryption in mind, we are moving to using TLS 1.3 for internal communications. Currently, the main services in CPS still use TLS 1.2 and do not support TLS 1.3 communications.As such, TLS 1....
about 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Pak System 0 Submitted