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Maintain all the artifacts in embedded jdk that comes with WAS 8.5.5

Per the technote, the Java orb.properties, java.policy, and cacerts files are non-serviceable in WAS v8.5.5 (e.g. they are not updated). The files are serviceable in the Java SDK provided for WAS 9.0 and Liberty. WebSphere Application Server Java ...
3 months ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Support JDBC 4.2 in WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5

WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5 supports Java SE 8. It should support JDBC 4.2 in accordance with specification of JSE 8 (https://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=337). However, the latest system requirement of WAS 8.5.5 only states support of JDBC up ...
almost 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Implement DHE ciphers in IBM HTTP Server to provide Forward Secrecy to clients that do not support ECDHE ciphers

We use IBM HTTP Server 8.5.5 as HTTPS gateway in front of WebSphere Application Server portal system to service a multitude of different, external clients via internet. Those clients are outside our scope of influence, so we cannot dictate securit...
about 10 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Not under consideration

Automated In-Doubt TX Cleanup

When there are in-doubt txs in the tranlog and partnerlogs when we undeploy an ear with a BPM resource adapter in it, there is no step done to clear the entries in the tranlog and partnerlog. Over time as we deploy new versions of our BPM applicat...
over 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

Observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log

In the customer's WASv8.5.5.20 system, they have observed a negative value for %D and a dash(-) for %{R}W in the NCSA access log. Referring the WAS code, it just subtract System.currentTimeMillis from the previous System.currentTimeMillis. We were...
about 3 years ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

java JPS implementation on AIX should be changed for urgent performance reasons

we use standard java JPS (java print system) functionality to print to devices from WebSphere Application Server 9.0 on AIX.Implementation of JPS on AIX uses native AIX commands which finally end up in calling rembak command which has a default ti...
over 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 15 Not under consideration

Post quantum cryptography for tWAS and IHS

Once quantum computing is used, some current encryptions may no longer be considered as secured. WAS and IHS may need to implement post quantum cryptography to be secured.
about 1 month ago in WebSphere traditional 0 Future consideration

Require Ansible playbooks to deploy and manage WAS ND deployments

Client is using CP4WAIOPS Infrastrututure Management to deploy and manage WAS ND. When they used the tooling in the past they had used Chef cookbooks to build and deploy WAS ND systems. Since IBM Purchaed RH, the CloudPak has indicated that Chef i...
over 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration

WebSphere Audit Functionality

Using the Audit feature we want to be able to log any type of configuration change.What was the change, at what time and with what userid.Currently the only filter that allows that is “RESOURCE_ACCESS:SUCCESS ”, the problem is that it logs everyth...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Future consideration

Display the Keyring name in the JOBLOG on z/OS.

Currently we can't see what Keyring the Traditional WebSphere Application servers are using from the JOBLOG in SDSF. This would help us see what Keyrings need to be updated with renewed certificates rather than manually checking the TWAS server fi...
7 months ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Not under consideration