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Sterling File Gateway

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SIEM Integration with IBM Sterling Filegateway

SIEM is used to collect, aggregate, and analyze data from sterling applications, and users in real-time can detect issues whenever required, It seems sterling filegatway is not supported to integrate SIEM. we have raised PMR support ticket with IB...
6 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

IdAM integration with either OKTA/ Compact identity provider

Since the customer is from the Banking and Financial sector, IdAM is expected to manage the relationship between an entity and the resources to which access is required. We have raised a PMR ticket (TS012827600) stating that we do not have any doc...
6 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Future consideration

Unable to receive email notifications after changing of payload repository as filesystem in SFTP Server Adapter

Email notifications are very critical in business use cases where customer are required to get notified when file transfer success/failure, system performance.
6 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Administration & Configuration 1 Functionality already exists

Support STARTTLS SMTP

Our system implemented the use of STARTTLS SMTP and we cannot send emails from SFG
8 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Security 2 Not under consideration

prioritizing routing of files, File A routing needs to take precedence over File B. Routing channel template is complex and burdensome. provided by Matt Moder

File ABC and File XYZ both hit their respective mailboxes in SFG at the same time or close to it. Both files use the same routing rule/ template (and associated business processes) File XYZ routing needs to take precedence over File ABC Once File ...
12 months ago in Sterling File Gateway / Performance 1 Future consideration

Adding "Dictionary password checker" for password

Prevent clients from using common word for password.. e.g. password
about 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Under review

EBICS Server to permit both RSA and X.509 so clients can connect to the same bank profile

EBICS Server to permit both RSA and X.509 so clients can connect to the same bank profile which is configured with an X.509 certificate as this will simplify and reduce the impact of migrations for existing RSA clients to R3
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Onboarding 0 Under review

Global Mailbox - Replicate New Trading Partners/etc To All Data Centers

When a trading partner is created in one data center, it should replicate to the other data centers. I should not have to export/import the data. This feels like an intentional blocker to push clients to pay for PEM. If it truly is global, what ha...
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Global Mailbox 1 Future consideration

Remove left hand check box from IBM activity screen to prevent selecting all records and accidentally performing a resend of all files.

This would prevent a customer from mistakenly resending all records on the system if they are not careful.
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Future consideration

File Retention in Mailbox Post File Download in MyFileGateway 2.0

In the current state, MyFileGateway 2.0 does not allow for a file to remain in the mailbox post download. Looking for an option for files to not be invalidated/archived and remain in the mailbox for a pre-specified amount of days.
over 1 year ago in Sterling File Gateway / Usability 0 Future consideration