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WebSphere traditional

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Old pid log used after crash

One system in sysplex crashed. After it was IPLed back noted that Apache HTTP server didn't start. It's proc quietly ended with CC 0000. Checked logs/proc.output and found this: :/ST1/etc/ihsconfig/ihs/ihsaest1/logs # cat proc.output You are logge...
about 9 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Delivered

Enable Password Encryption instead of encoding

Currently saved passwords can be decrypted especially if we share our xml files or seen by any vendor which is a major risk in auditing especially in banking or financial sectors. I think IBM can find a way so the password is hard to be 'plain' in...
about 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Delivered

Kerberos support for XA Recovery transactions on WAS

Requesting Kerberos authentication support for transactions during XA recovery. Kerberos functionality provided by IBM on WAS is not fully working and needs enhancement.
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Delivered

Multi factor authentication for WebSphere admin console

We would like to have MFA for WebSphere admin console. We were trying to implement something like Yubikey for WAS Admin console authentication. MFA is NYSDFS requirement and NIST standard and we need to enable this as per the requirements.
over 2 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Delivered

Include uptime in javacore files

It would be good if the javacore file would include the uptime (start date/time) of the JVM.
about 12 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Delivered

HTTP Strict Transport Security header (Strict-Transport-Security) header is missing in WAS Administrative console

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is a mechanism which protects secure (HTTPS) websites from being downgraded to non-secure HTTP. This mechanism enables web servers to instuct their clients (web browsers or other user agents) to use secure HTT...
about 6 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Delivered

Change timestamp format to be independent of the locale (SystemOut.log)

We'd like the ability to change the format to be independent of the locale (SystemOut.log) in WebSphere Application Server.
over 4 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Delivered