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WebSphere Liberty

Combination of Liberty and Java Versions in Container Images on IBM Container Registry (ICR)

WebSphere Liberty follows the Continuous Single Stream Delivery (SSCD) lifecycle policy. Under this policy, for the most recent two releases whose version numbers end with ".3", ".6", ".9", and ".12", interim fixes (iFixes) for security vulnerabil...
2 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Submitted

Enable DPoP support on OAuth 2.0 under z/OS Connect Enterprise Edition

We have noticed several types of frauds when using tokens via OAuth 2.0. To address this issue, RFC 9449 was published with the implementation of DPoP (Demonstrating Proof of Possession.) "DPoP is an OAuth security extension for binding tokens to ...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 11 Future consideration

Add OAuth 2.0 mTLS support to Liberty’s native oauth-2.0 provider, specifically around RFC 8705 behavior

For our IBM OpenPages product, one of our Customers in Brazil is especially escalating the need for OAuth 2.0 mTLS support Here is the internal Slack discussion for your reference: https://ibm-cloudplatform.slack.com/archives/C30NGTBFS/p1770919784...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Future consideration

Implementing Transaction Propagation and Atomic EJB Transactions in Liberty

This initiative aims to enable support for transaction propagation and atomic EJB transactions within the Liberty runtime environment. These features are critical for applications currently relying on traditional Java EE behavior, and their absenc...
12 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Java SPI to determine if a server running in another JVM is running

We have a GUI that display various flavors of application servers installed on our system. The includes traditional websphere, standalone liberty servers, integrated servers (based on liberty). There could be dozens on the system. My focus is on L...
9 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

On z/OS, provide an alternative to protecting an LTPA key that does not require a password.

To provide a much more secure method of implementing LTPA keys on z/OS utilizing the security applicable to Mainframe.On z/OS, provide an alternative to protecting an LTPA key that does not require a password.
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Future consideration

Allow option to log Context Not Found errors

When a problem/corruption occurs in one instance of a cluster, it is a challenge to identify which Liberty JVM has the problem. In a Case I opened with IBM, I had cluster of 50+ CICS regions with the same Liberty JVM & application running in t...
14 days ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Needs more information

When using the Collectives , from the admin center screen have to ability to had ibm support and customer supported scripts used to admin the collective members.

This will bring a common place to execute scripts that will makes all the members of the collective. This will be beneficial to anyone team supporting member of a collective. IBM supplied and supported scripts would be listed . Allow a way to add ...
11 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

Liberty servers should load just once and share the module BBGZSCFM in ECSA

If the authorized services are enabled on the Liberty z/OS server, the module BBGZSCFM must be loaded. The Liberty z/OS code doesn't have a way of determining whether or not the module has already been loaded (or unloaded) by other servers. If 100...
11 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 1 Not under consideration

New configuration to disable error BadPaddingException when server starts with different keystore_password

Due to the changes in WAS Liberty 26.0.0.4 "LTPA keysPassword default value removal" and setting keystore_password, we now get error BadPaddingException on each new server startup, because the password in keystore_password differs from the default...
3 months ago in WebSphere Liberty 0 Is a defect