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Search results: Spectrum Symphony

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Use certified hashing function bcrypt/Argon2 in users.xml

Symphony 7.3.2 uses AES-128 encryption for the passwords storage in the local users.xml file, which is not compliant with Citi Cryptography Standard. Only below hashing algorithms are approved for passwords hashing. Citi requests IBM to use bcrypt...
4 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Future consideration

GRID GUI to display the package information that are currently installed

There's a visibility gap in GUI when it comes to showing package-level details for installed applications, which is causing friction for both our team and the application teams who rely on that data. Current Workflow Summary Issue: GUI does not ...
3 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3 5

We need to know if the session/task is from SMC

We are working to use SMC (Symphony MultiCluster). Since there is no database schema change, we can't tell if the session/task is from SMC. We created TS019242798 and know there is global id in PERF soamdb temp file (session_history/task_attribute...
5 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Not under consideration

xsd files being flagged for having value set as 'unbounded'

xsd files being flagged for having value set as 'unbounded' Please refer to case TS019607811 Our bank code adheres to usual code scan tools that flag any security or vulnerabilities within code or configuration. As part of routine code promotion j...
3 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 2 Submitted

Delivery of SOAM package with Python 3.13 support

> What is your expected timeline? As soon as possible as developers are currently blocked. By Friday 20th of June >The desired platform (Linux or Windows)? Linux x64 > The desired package (cluster package or DE package or client package?)...
4 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 1 Delivered

Dynamically add applications to symrest.json of service SYMREST by Consumer or Cluster Admins

CBB cluster users want manage workflow via EGO service SYMREST, however cluster admin has to manually add the application into the SYMREST config file symrest.json and bounce the service. This increases a lot of cluster admin support work. If the ...
7 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 0 Submitted

Symphony support gcc 11.2 on Red Hat 7

We are upgrading python wrapper application to 3.9 with gcc11.2 on Redhat 7, and C++ app with gcc11.2 as well. We are expecting IBM can provide the compatible so file as soon as possible
7 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3.2 3 Not under consideration

Remove OpenSSL in Symphony client 7.3

Hi, Yudong, Unfortunately the security team informed us the DLL you provided ( 1.1.1w ) does not pass security scan, the result indicate the same vulnerability as previous version. Looks like we'll have to go for the option we discussed earlier: r...
8 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3 4 Delivered

We need ability to update DB password using command line in non-interactive fashion. (Not interactive shell)

We need to update our database account password regularly and in turn we have to update password in database configuration file datasource.xml . This will be automated process in Wells Fargo and we need to be able to run dbconfig.sh command to upd...
8 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Version 7.3 1 Functionality already exists

Enable long path support (more than 260 characters) in spectrum symphony product

Enable long path in spectrum symphony product since its now enabled only 260 characters Issue details as below Background – CITI MQA team is looking to enhance the functionality which required our package to compile and build DLL files during run ...
8 months ago in Spectrum Symphony / Product functionality 1 Delivered