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Product functionality

Segregate user account management function into a dedicated account and have the option to remove user account management from general privileged accounts such as Administrator or Supervisor.

Providing a user management only account and restricting user management from other privileged accounts such as Administrator or Supervisor. The aim it to segregate user account management role from that of general administrator role as part of se...
10 days ago in IBM TS4300 Tape Library Future consideration

Segregate user account management function into a dedicated account and have the option to remove user account management from general privileged accounts such as Administrator or Supervisor.

Providing a user management only account and restricting user management from other privileged accounts such as Administrator or Supervisor. The aim it to segregate user account management role from that of general administrator role as part of se...
10 days ago in IBM TS4500 Tape Library Future consideration

Enable/Add SSO or SAML to TS7700 Authentication Options

Currently TS7700s authenticate using local logins or LDAP. It lacks a modern Single Sign-On (SSO) or a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) option, specifically for Entra ID. As enterprises migrate from LDAP or require more modern authenticat...
10 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Enable/Add SSO or SAML to DS8K Authentication Options

Currently DS8Ks authenticate using local logins, LDAP, or even RACF permissions. It lacks a modern Single Sign-On (SSO) or a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) option, specifically for Entra ID. As enterprises migrate from LDAP or require m...
10 days ago in IBM DS8000 Submitted

Read/Write-Test Button per MI for Cloud/S3 storage behind TS7700

The biggest challenge when setting up cloud storage behind a VTS is the network connection between the two devices. That is why testing and verifying proper functionality are essential for the person setting up the system on a VTS. On the one hand...
11 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Under review

Allow use of SSH Certificates for user CLI auth

Short-lived SSH certificates allow enhanced security by allowing authentication with SSO/MFA, limited lifespan, and multi-user authentication. Many SSH servers natively support SSH certificates, including OpenSSH. It is a hope that this is an easy...
11 days ago in IBM Storage Virtualize / FlashSystem Submitted

Allow ability to have MFA enabled on DS8k HMC.

Currently GUI side is able to do it but the HMC does not have the ability to enable it.
12 days ago in IBM DS8000 Needs more information

Allow MFA authentication for the accounts in the TS7770 MI and TSSC.

Allow MFA authentication for the accounts in the TS7770 MI and TSSC. We would require MFA enabled for the accounts in the TS7770 MI and TSSC for security.
12 days ago in IBM TS7700 Virtual Tape Library Future consideration

Spectrum control to have Cyberark interfacing for automated password rotation (DB2ADMIN account)/Ability to enable MFA for user login to gui (Microsoft Authenticator/RSA)

This is to increase the security of the product and ensure compliance with company standards.
12 days ago in IBM Spectrum Control Submitted

TDP for MySQL/MariaDB is really needed.

As an IBM Business Partner employee I support a number of clients with ISP installations. Everyone are quite in disbelief when I tell that there is no native support for backup/restore of MySQL/MariaDB databases, which are somewhat popular, since ...
12 days ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect for Databases Submitted

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