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Store auditing information directly in a table ( this option does not require files )

Allow DB2 to configure auditing to store auditing information in a table. Information could be retrieved using SELECT commands and there is no need to use system procedures or utilities like db2audit to extract information from files. The purpose ...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Not under consideration

Allow to switch off username conversion to lowercase

We are currently using Db2, SLES11, RACF/LDAP (zOS). Application users (personalized users, not system users) connecting to Db2 are defined in RACF/LDAP. Db2 user authentication and authorization is using Transparent LDAP, accessing RACF/LDAP....
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

Encrypted column support being deprecated, what else is available?

With DB2 LUW 11.1 the encrypt and decrypt, decrypt_char, decrypt_bin, etc functions are being deprecated. We already have all of the data encrypted on the disk with the disk subsystem so using an encrypted database does me no good. I need to be ab...
over 4 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

Allow IBM Data Server Runtime Client ODBC to connect with TLS signer certifcate to DB2 Server

DB2 ODBC client connect will not send a TLS signer certificate to DB2 server unless the client keystore DB has a default certificate. I had to set the cert as the default certificated in the my local keystore db >gsk8capicmd -cert -setdefaul...
almost 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 2 Not under consideration

Oracel "select any table" feature in DB2

Customer need a read only user to do the extract in the data warehouse project or to do the monitor. With the 'select any table' privilege , after customer create some new table,that user only have the read only privilege on those new tables.
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 1 Functionality already exists

Temporal Table extension for Auditing and Interface Design

Add functionality to allow the use of temporal tables for auditing purposes by adding functionality like in Db2 for z/OS: - A column GENERATED ALWAYS AS (DATA CHANGE OPERATION)- ON DELTE ADD EXTRA ROW functionality to record who deleted a rowIn co...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

Online db encryption at rest

To implement encryption at rest - we have to do backup - restore i.e. outage to application. OUtage can only be avoided in case of HADR setup which is not always the case. This RFE is to bring feature of online db encryption without any outage to ...
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

Db2 client authentication with certificates like SSH (public/private) keys

Provide the possibility to authenticate with public/private certificates for the current client user like SSH does
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 3 Not under consideration

Create a new role SECADM_RCAC with limited privileges related to RCAC activities.

We would like a new role to be created (SECADM_RCAC) to allow a designated RCAC admin to administer RCAC rules.
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration

load privilages should not affect runstants

RS should not require load authority Authorization For a table, you require one of the following authorities: •SYSADM•SYSCTRL•SYSMAINT•DBADM•SQLADM•CONTROL privilege on the table•LOAD authority
over 5 years ago in Db2 / Security 0 Not under consideration