Archive for the Category: z/OS

So You Secured MQ But How Do You Know It Is Secure?

October 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

As the MQ Technical Conference V2.0.1.8 t-shirts said “MQAdmin: the superhero of middleware messaging!“. Since, you are a “superhero”, you have secured your MQ environment. You have implemented CHLAUTH and/or CONNAUTH features in IBM MQ. So, give yourself a pat on the back, a gold star or have another cold one on you because you […]

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LearnMQ from IBM Developer

October 4, 2018 Roger Lacroix

During David Ware’s “What’s New in IBM MQ?” session at MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.8, David announced LearnMQ (see slide 24). LearnMQ is a place where new users can get some FREE MQ training (and earn badges). The LearnMQ web site is broken down into 3 sections: MQ Essentials MQ Tutorials Run a Demo So, if […]

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SQLite v3.25.0 Released

September 19, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.25.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 are announced

July 3, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just announced IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/07/03/ibm-mq-9-1-ibm-mq-appliance-m2002-announced-plus-small-tweak-continuous-delivery-support/ IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 have announced today. IBM MQ 9.1 consolidates product features delivered throughout the IBM MQ 9.0.x continuous delivery releases. IBM MQ 9.1 LTS will be the default firmware level on the new […]

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New Category – Fix Packs for MQ

June 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I decided to create a new category on my blog called “Fix Packs for MQ”. This will allow people to find MQ Fix Packs quickly. A direct link to the new category is: http://www.capitalware.com/rl_blog/?cat=65 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Security Risk for MQ Model Queue

June 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Well, I learnt something new today: an MQ model queue is a security risk! It is not that a model queue in of itself is a security risk but rather what you can do with a model queue to get a backdoor to a queue or maybe it is called a ‘side channel attack’ of […]

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SQLite v3.24.0 Released

June 5, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.24.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQAUSX Explained or Better Explained

June 1, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Every once in a while, I get requests to explain what/how MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) and/or MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS (z/MQAUSX) work. Client-side perspective: If the client application is configured with the MQAUSX client-side security exit then the user credentials are encrypted and sent to the remote queue manager. This […]

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Capitalware Products 2018 Release Train

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Here is a summary of all the recent releases that Capitalware Inc. has published: Blog posting for product releases: MQ Auditor v3.0.0 MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0 MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0 MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.0.0 MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.0.0 MQ Channel Encryption v3.2.0 MQ Channel Encryption […]

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New: MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.2.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS (z/MQCE) v3.2.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of z/MQCE. z/MQCE provides encryption for message data over IBM MQ channels. z/MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requester, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the […]

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