PH47683: NEW FUNCTION - REMOVE UNSECURED IBM PROVIDED FTP SERVERS AND DISABLE ANONYMOUS APPROACH FOR IBM SERVERS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Remove unsecured IBM provided FTP servers and disable anonymous
  approach for IBM servers.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IBM z/OSMF V2R4 and V2R5        *
  *                 Incident Log task.                           *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: This APAR provides new function to      *
  *                      Incident Log.                           *
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  This APAR delivers new function to Incident Log. The following
  new features have been added to z/OSMF Incident Log task.
  
  1.Incident Log will no longer display unsecured IBM provided FTP
  servers.
  2.Anonymous approach for IBM servers are disabled in Incident
  Log. Authenticated log in with an IBM Support File Transfer ID
  and password (token) will be required to send diagnostic data
  to testcase and ecurep servers.
  3.Support for retrieving CEEOPTS DD statement and Https keyring
  from PDUU with HTTPS server definitions.
  4.Support for retrieving proxy settings for PDUU with HTTPS
  from the PDUU-HTTPS profile.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI82940 UI82941

Modules/Macros

• IZUPDAPP IZUPDHLP
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  Z/OSMF INCIDENT

• Fixed component ID

  5655S2805

Applicable component levels

• R245 PSY UI82941

     UP22/11/09 P F211  

• R255 PSY UI82940

     UP22/11/09 P F211  

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