New: MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.3.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS (z/MQCE) v3.3.0. 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 WMQ queue managers. z/MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt the data and SHA-2 to create a digital signature.

For more information about z/MQCE go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqce_zos_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.3.0:

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Throttler v1.2.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Throttler v1.2.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Channel Throttler (MQCT). MQCT provides the ability to control/throttle the number of messages or bytes that flow over a channel.

For more information about MQCT, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqct_overview.html

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector (MQCCI) v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQCCI. MQCCI is a solution that allows a company to track and/or audit what information a client application or remote queue manager is exchanging with the local queue manager when a connection is made. MQCCI is comprised of an MQ Channel Security Exit. A channel security exit is ONLY invoked/called by the queue manager’s MCA (Message Channel Agent) for MQCONN/X and MQDISC API calls (so it is very light-weight).

For more information about MQ Channel Connection Inspector go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcci_overview.html

Changes for MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.1.0:

    Server-side:

  • Fixed an issue with tracking QMgr to QMgr channels
  • Added support for IncludeTag keyword
  • Added support for IncludeDurationTime keyword
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS (z/MQCCI) v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of z/MQCCI. z/MQCCI is a solution that allows a company to track and/or audit what information a client application or remote queue manager is exchanging with the local queue manager when a connection is made. z/MQCCI is comprised of an MQ Channel Security Exit. A channel security exit is ONLY invoked/called by the queue manager’s MCA (Message Channel Agent) for MQCONN/X and MQDISC API calls (so it is very light-weight).

For more information about MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcci_zos_overview.html

Changes for MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.1.0:

    Server-side:

  • Fixed an issue with tracking QMgr to QMgr channels
  • Added support for IncludeTag keyword
  • Added support for IncludeDurationTime keyword
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit. MQ Authenticate User Security Exit is a solution that allows a company to fully authenticate a user who is accessing an IBM MQ resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password (and possibly Domain Name) against the server’s native OS system, LDAP server, Microsoft’s Active Directory, Quest Authentication Services, Centrify’s DirectControl or an encrypted MQAUSX FBA file.

For more information about MQ Authenticate User Security Exit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqausx_overview.html

Changes for MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check the length of the incoming UserId & Password in the MQCSP structure
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS. MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS is a solution that allows a company to fully authenticate a user who is accessing an IBM MQ for z/OS resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password against the native z/OS system or an encrypted MQAUSX FBA file.

For more information about MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqausx_zos_overview.html

Changes for MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check the length of the incoming UserId & Password in the MQCSP structure
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Auditor v3.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Auditor v3.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Auditor. MQ Auditor is a solution that allows a company to audit/track all MQ API calls performed by MQ applications that are connected to a queue manager.

For more information about MQ Auditor go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqa_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Auditor v3.1.0:

  • Added code to make sure AuditPath and AuditArchivePath have a trailing slash.
  • Updated code so that when ArchiveCleanup is Yes, only ‘*.csv’ files are deleted.
  • Added code to allocate ResObjectString on MQOPEN if application did not provide it.
  • Erase ExitUserArea field on on exiting.
  • Added code to append trailing slash for ExitPath if it is missing.
  • Added code to append trailing slash for AuditPath if it is missing.
  • Added code to append trailing slash for AuditArchivePath if it is missing.
  • Fixed issue with UserIDFormatting
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server End of Service Date

June 25, 2019 Roger Lacroix

The end of service date for WebSphere MQ V5.3 for HP NonStop Server is April 30, 2020. The official announcement can be found here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10957081

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Released

June 25, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B.
https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-from-35/

Everything is bigger, faster & better.

    Specifications:

  • A 1.5GHz quad-core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A72 CPU (~3× performance)
  • 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB of LPDDR4 SDRAM
  • Full-throughput Gigabit Ethernet
  • Dual-band 802.11ac wireless networking
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports
  • Dual monitor support, at resolutions up to 4K
  • VideoCore VI graphics, supporting OpenGL ES 3.x
  • 4Kp60 hardware decode of HEVC video

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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Updates to MessageSelector Class

June 25, 2019 Roger Lacroix

In the blog posting, Java MQ Code to Retrieve Messages from a Queue Based on a Filter, I posted code for a Java MessageSelector class.

I have updated the setFilter method to catch any invalid values that may be passed to the MessageSelector class on the setFilter call.

You can download the source code for the test driver program called MQTest12MS from here which includes the MessageSelector class. If you just want the MessageSelector class, you can download from here.

Note: I have updated the original blog posting with the updated code.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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