Capitalware Products 2018 Release Train

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Here is a summary of all the recent releases that Capitalware Inc. has published:

    Updated ‘License as Free’ products:

  • MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager v1.0.4
  • MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS v1.0.4
  • MQ Set UserID v1.0.3
  • MQ Set UserID for z/OS v1.0.3
  • Client-side Security Exit for Depository Trust Clearing Corporation v1.0.3
  • Client-side Security Exit for Depository Trust Clearing Corporation for z/OS v1.0.3

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Message Replication v2.0.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Replication v2.0.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Message Replication. MQ Message Replication (MQMR) will clone messages being written (via MQPUT or MQPUT1 API calls) to an application’s output queue and MQMR will write the exact same messages to ‘n’ target queues (‘n’ can be up to 100). When MQMR replicates a message both the message data and the message’s MQMD structure will be cloned.

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

    Changes for MQ Message Replication v2.0.0:

  • Added UseSyncPoint keyword to enable synpoint for cloned messages.
  • Added the ability to clear the MQMD Report Options field – new keywords: ClearRO, ClearROCOA, ClearROCOD, ClearROPAN, ClearRONAN, ClearROException & ClearROExpiration
  • Added the ability to skip messages with the MQMD Feedback field set to particular values – new keywords: SkipCOA, SkipCOD, SkipPAN, SkipNAN & SkipExpiration
  • Fixed an issue with the handling of reloading the IniFile
  • Fixed an issue with determining the application name.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

      • Added 2 auxiliary programs: MQ2SDB & SDB2MQ

    • MQ Queue To SQLite DB (MQ2SDB) program will offload MQ messages to an SQLite database.
    • SQLite DB To MQ Queue (SDB2MQ) program will load SQLite database rows into messages in an MQ queue.

    Regards,
    Roger Lacroix
    Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Message Encryption v4.0.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Encryption v4.0.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Message Encryption. MQME provides encryption for MQ message data while it resides in a queue and in the MQ logs (i.e. all data at rest).

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

    Changes for MQ Message Encryption v4.0.0:

  • Added Topic section so that MQME will protect topics.
  • Added UseExcludeTopics and ExcludeTopics keywords to explicitly exclude topics from being protected.
  • Added EncPassPhrase keyword to support the use of encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Added ‘enc_pp’ program that will create an encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Fixed an issue with determining the application name.
  • Removed MQAPILevel keyword as it is no longer needed.
  • Changed when the authorization is perform. Now it is done during the MQOPEN rather than MQGet and/or MQPUT/1.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Encryption v3.2.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption (MQCE) v3.2.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQCE. MQCE provides encryption for message data over IBM MQ channels.

MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requester, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the WMQ queue managers. MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt the data and SHA-2 to create a digital signature.

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

    Changes for MQ Channel Encryption v3.2.0:

  • Added EncPassPhrase keyword to support the use of encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Added ‘enc_pp’ program that will create an encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Addition debug logging information added
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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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 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 v3.2.0:

  • Added EncPassPhrase keyword to support the use of encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Added ‘ENC_PP’ program that will create an encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Addition debug logging information added
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Throttler v1.1.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Throttler v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Channel Throttler. 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

  • Added extra checks for null pointers
  • Performed some tuning to some highly used functions
  • Fixed an issue with counting message/bytes for MQGET.
  • Added code to determine Endianness on startup.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQOD structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQPMO structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQGMO structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQMD structure.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0. 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 v3.3.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check all cache entries if they have expired.
  • For Linux and Windows switched to Novell’s latest release of LDAP Libraries for C
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0. 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 v3.3.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check all cache entries if they have expired.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Standard Security Exit. MQ Standard Security Exit is a solution that allows a MQAdmin to control and restrict who is accessing an IBM MQ resource.

For more information about MQ Standard Security Exit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqssx_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0:

  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.4.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS. MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS is a solution that allows a MQAdmin to control and restrict who is accessing an IBM MQ resource.

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

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.4.0:

  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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