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119 VOTE
Status Delivered
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 13, 2023

Early warning when an ISP server certificate cert256.arm expires and a smooth method for renewing the certificate.

The server certificate cert256.arm (public key), expires after 10 years without warning. After that, access to the ISP server is no longer possible from one second to the next. The server must be stopped hard. A warning in the Actlog, e.g. three months before the certificate expires, would be very desirable.
It would also be desirable if there were a way to renew the certificate and all client certificates on the fly and without server downtime.
Above all, it would be good if IBM prepared its clients for such a case at an early stage. 

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Apr 23, 2024

    What ANR message should we look for, to detect early warning?

  • Admin
    Juan Carlos Jimenez Fuentes
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    Mar 26, 2024

    This request has now been delivered into a released version of the product (8.1.21)

  • Guest
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    Mar 6, 2023

    As well as an early notification in the act log, which I understand was already suggested, it would be good if this was picked up by SPOC and change server status to orange with 3 months notice and red with a month notice.

  • Admin
    Juan Carlos Jimenez Fuentes
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    Jan 20, 2023

    This request is a candidate for a future generally available (GA) release. IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. IBM will update this request to reflect any changes.

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Administrator management for IBM Spectrum Protect Server certificate expiration

Merged
IBM Spectrum Protect currently does not provide proactive Server Messages and Error Codes, that notify an admin when an IBM Spectrum Protect server certificate is about to expire after 10 years of generation (despite software version upgrades). Se...
almost 2 years ago in Storage Protect Family / Spectrum Protect (Server) 3 Delivered