Archive for the Category: Security

IBM MQ Troubleshooting Common TLS SSL Errors

IBM has just published a helpful support document called: IBM MQ Troubleshooting Common TLS SSL Errors. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6359069 If you are having MQ SSL/TLS issues then have a read of this document and follow the instructions. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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How to (Properly) Setup ASUS AiMesh

One thing always leads to another! In my house (and home office), I had an ASUS RT-AC68U router (on main floor) and a Tenda W150M router (in basement). Once in a while, someone would complain that the ‘internet is not working’ or ‘internet sucks’! Sometimes it would be as simple as being on the wrong […]

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Redbooks on IBM MQ

I have created a new section on Capitalware’s IBM MQ Documentation Library page called Redbooks on IBM MQ. I searched the internet and IBM’s Redbook site and found 20 redbooks on the subject of IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ, MQSeries). I have listed them in chronologically order. Note: Some of them may be old but […]

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IBM MQ information from IBM Developer

Here is some IBM MQ information from IBM Developer that you might find interesting: Article: Improving your IBM MQ applications Article: IBM MQ cheat sheet for developers Article: IBM MQ Downloads for developers Tutorial: Writing and running MQ applications on your Mac Tutorial: Secure communication between IBM MQ endpoints with TLS Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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IBM Integration Technical Conference 2020

After I received David La Rose of IBM’s email, I replied asking about the IBM Integration Technical Conference 2020 and I copied Ray Daniel of IBM on the email. Ray Daniel replied with an official statement of: Thank you for your interest in the Integration Technical Conference 2020 on March 16-19. Due to participant travel […]

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IBM Think 2020

I just received the following email from David La Rose of IBM saying that IBM Think 2020 has been cancelled and turn into a virtual event. Here is what email said: The health of IBM’s clients, employees and business partners is our primary concern. In light of global precautions for the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and building […]

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MQME Issue with ExcludeQueue keyword on an MQPUT1 API Call

Late last week, a customer discovered an obscure issue in MQ Message Encryption (MQME) with the ExcludeQueue keyword on an MQPUT1 API call. I have since fixed it but here is what I mean by obscure: – If the user has wild-carded their protected queue setup i.e. ‘TEST.*’ – And then set the ExcludeQueue keyword […]

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wc3270 and IBM RDP Issue

I use IBM’s Remote Development Program (RDP) to host my z/OS and Linux for System z LPARs. I installed the latest release of wc3270 of the x3270 project on my new Windows 10 PC and copied my settings from my old Windows 7 PC. Hence, I should be good to go but no. I have […]

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Customer Requested Update to MQ Message Encryption

MQ Message Encryption (MQME) is a solution that provides encryption for MQ message data while it resides in a queue or topic and in the MQ logs (i.e. data at rest). By default, when an application puts a message to a protected queue, MQME will encrypted the entire message data. If the application is putting […]

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MQ Message Encryption Critical Bug Fixed

Recently, a customer reported a bug in MQ Message Encryption (MQME) for certain types of JMS messages (aka MQRFH2) where the MCA (amqrmppa) process would crash. After some investigation, a buffer overrun condition was discovered that would cause the MCA (amqrmppa) process to crash. The bug has been fixed. Please contact support@capitalware.com for the latest […]

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