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Search results: Information Server

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Ability to encrypt password when applying Infosphere Information Server patches. Authfile or inline with silent patch command

When applying updates (patches, fixes, etc.) silently, to Infosphere Information Server (/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Updates/bin/installUpdates), there is no way to script the installation of one or multiple patches without exposing credentials in ...
about 8 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Need to add JCC_ENFORCE_SECMEC to the DB2AUTH for product implementation

The customer has a restricted security policy for the DB2 server which is used as the XMeta repository. DB2 Database MANAGER AUTHENTICATION = SERVER_ENCRYPT DB2AUTH = JCC_ENFORCE_SECMEC As a result of the DB2 configuration Microservice pods with m...
over 5 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server
over 3 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Encrypt password for scripts configured for TLS

I have configured my IIS 11.7.0.2 to use TLS from the following links https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/instructions-enabling-tls-communications-db2-databases-information-server-ibm-information-server-v11x https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/u...
almost 6 years ago in Information Server 1 Not under consideration

Encryption for DataStage repository

Our Secuity department mandate us to encrypt all databases including the DataStage XMETA repository. When we do encrypt the DB2 database XMETA with the "DATA_ENCRYPT" option on the DB2 configuration, the WebSphere is not able to connect and I am n...
about 7 years ago in Information Server 1 Not under consideration

Please provide -authfile option for installing an Information Infosphere Server update package with encrypted password

Currently installUpdates requires wasadmin/isadmin password to be entered for installing an Information Infosphere Server update package (fix pack, patch, or update). Please provide authfile option with installUpdates so that wasadmin/isadmin encr...
almost 5 years ago in Information Server  / Governance 1 Not under consideration

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server
over 3 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

InformationServer Clients ISTOOL "site awareness"

The ISTOOL is not Active Directory site aware. As a result, the authentication of the multiple ISTOOL commands within the batch job loading metadata into IGC goes across our world-wide cluster of AD servers (including Singapore and London, England...
over 8 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Change communication from DS client to SERVER

See TS002849280. The problem in this case is that encrypted values are sent to the client. Since the client also has the key to decrypt those values, the client basically receives in plaintext the passwords that are set to connect to those datab...
over 5 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration