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PINNED Add a "Maximum persistent reuse" parameter for the backside of an MPGW or WSP
On an MPGW or a WSP, I want to be able to configure that the persistent backside connection should be closed after X amount of requests have been sent through that connection. I can already do this for the frontside by setting the "Maximum persist...
PINNED OpenAPI schema validation including headers
Currently to schema validate a REST based API in DataPower you have to extract the JSON schema from the OpenAPI file and then code manually code the individual header checks defined in the OpenAPI file Would be a vast improvement to be able to j...

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API using basic authentication

API using basic authentication which is more susceptible to interception and replay attacks. Basic authentication is considered not strong enough for Production environments. Idea: Implement different authentication methods client certificate or m...
3 months ago in IBM License Metric Tool (ILMT) 0 Submitted

Enhanced Consumption Visibility and Service-Level Metering for webMethods Transaction-Based Licensing

With the transition to the new consumption-based licensing model, integration architects, platform owners, and operations teams require deep visibility into transaction usage to manage budgets, prevent overages, and optimize architecture. The curr...
3 months ago in webMethods Metering 0 Submitted

Source ip address, http method,Http status codes, source URLs and multiple fields required for forensic analysis of attack was not captured in the provided APIC audit logs.

Necessary for forensic analysis of any cyber attack on the system as per cyber security guidelines Missing Source IP address Missing HTTP Methods Missing Status Code Missing HTTP URL
3 months ago in API Connect 0 Submitted

In-Place Pod Resize for API Gateway PODs in Kubernetes

Currently API Gateway Pods are supported up to k8s version 1.34 Starting 1.35 k8s supports “In-Place Pod Resize”, where it is possible to assign PODs additional CPUs and memory – without having to restart them. This feature should be supported, fo...
7 months ago in DataPower Gateway 0 Under review

Inadequate API param Validation

Currently we have quite a few apis where input data is read in the form of api path parameters and query string parameters. In the API design tab the only option we see when creating parameters is to select the data type (string, integer) and noth...
over 1 year ago in API Connect 1 Under review

Add GUI pagination to improve rendering speed of huge configurations

I am ivanh from DP development opening this on behalf of a cusotmer. Customers who have huge configurations, like 1000s of MPGWs or domains, indicate the new GUI takes longer than the old GUI. This enhancement request is to provide relief for cust...
4 months ago in DataPower Gateway 0 Submitted

AMQP supported in the MQ Operator

The use of AMQP is a requirement for the customer due to the integration of node applications. As per the docs, AMQP is not currently supported on MQ Operator when using IBM MQ Operator, but, It is supported if you build your own image. Using the ...
almost 3 years ago in MQ, MQ Advanced & MQ Appliance 0 Future consideration

Please publish critical iFix to the product image registry (ICR) ,just as with APIC product images.

For CVE-2025-13915, an iFix has been provided. However,in case of OCP / CP4I Installations, the patching steps require preparing an additional image registry, which is not required for the standard product installation or upgrades.When APIC is use...
9 months ago in API Connect 2 Not under consideration

API Connect Financial-grade API compliant

In the banking customer, Financial-grade API (FAPI) compliant is requested.API Connect have some capability for FAPI specification, but it is not full.OpenID FAPI certification is required.https://openid.net/certification/
over 5 years ago in API Connect 1 Future consideration

Support Consistent JSON and Customizable Error Responses for Nano Gateway Routing Pods

We would like to request an enhancement for error responses generated by the Nano Gateway routing layer, specifically the dpn-rt-gw-ngw-* Pods. Currently, the available error response cases are limited, and the responses are returned in plain text...
about 2 months ago in API Connect 0 Submitted