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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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Passwords in security.xml XOR encoded and weak

Dear Team, We are badly hit by our security team on this XOR encoding mechanism of Websphere console users. We need Websphere product with inbuild encryption facility to make the sure password are in encypted format (AES/DES). Kindly take this as ...
over 7 years ago in WebSphere traditional 2 Delivered

64bit SCC Implementation for ClearCase

Many development tools provide source control integrations based on Microsoft's Source Code Control Interface (MSSCCI / Source Control Plug-ins), e.g. Matlab, BeyondCompare, LabView, etc. Currently ClearCase supports only the 32bit version of this...
almost 8 years ago in ClearCase and ClearQuest / ClearCase 1 Delivered

Datasource connection setup and cleanup configurable statements for WebSphere Liberty profile

In Websphere classic we can provide a custom datasource helper class on the datasource definition to do some setup and teardown of the connection based on the current context/thread before its given back to the caller or returned to the pool. In W...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 1 Delivered

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...
over 8 years ago in WebSphere traditional 3 Delivered

Request WLP and WLP IHS plugin to have built-in validation mechanism for 2-way SSL inbound request

We would like to request WLP and WLP IHS plugin to have built-in mechanism to verify if request information received by WLP is from trusted WLP IHS plugin and the information has not been altered during transmission.
almost 9 years ago in WebSphere Liberty 2 Delivered

Disallow Token Restriction None

This idea is to allow us to prevent Tokens being created with "Token Restrictions" set to none. We would like to be able to enforce restrictions. There is also a potential use case where we maby want to enforce different restrictions for different...
9 months ago in UrbanCode / Deploy 7 Delivered

Build Forge V8.0 comatibility with Windows 2022

We would like to install and run BuildForge on Windows Server 2022 from January 2024. Currently, Windows Server 2019 is the only supported OS, but can we ask that Windows Server 2022 be supported by the end of December 2023?
11 months ago in Rational Other / Build Forge 3 Delivered

Support WebSphere Automation install on an OpenShift FIPS Enabled Cluster

HCSC and many other customers that work with the government or other entities that work with the government are required to follow FEDRAMP standard. FIPS is a key part of FEDRAMP standard. When an OpenShift Cluster is created, these customers are ...
about 1 year ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered

Support WebSphere Liberty Operator on OpenShift on Power

Supporting WebSphere Liberty operator on Power to allow for ease of deployment, update, and configuration of Liberty for those moving to OpenShift on Power. Deploying standalone images can be quite difficult, and the Open Liberty Operator has some...
over 1 year ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Delivered

WebSphere Automation to download and make available iFixes and Fix Packs which resolve identified Vulnerabilities

WebSphere Automation should automatically download fixes to CVEs once they are detected. The fixes should be stored in my existing repository (such as NFS mount, FTP server or Artifactory repository).
over 3 years ago in WebSphere Automation 1 Delivered