Author Archives: T.Rob

New MO71 Beta

Posted on June 29, 2012 by T.Rob

Paul Clarke has been working on MO71, a.k.a. mqmon, and has released a beta version of the program. He mentioned that some people have problems getting attachments in email so I offered to host a download.  Whether you are a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on certificate sharing

Posted on June 9, 2012 by T.Rob

The topic of certificate sharing keeps popping up as of late so I wanted to address it here.  The main objection to certificate-based crypto seems to be the administrative overhead.  After having scripted up certificate management for several customers, I … Continue reading →

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Sharpening the saw

Posted on May 15, 2012 by T.Rob

I am fortunate this year to participate in many seminars and conferences.  I just finished IMPACT and on June 5th I’ll be in New York for the WSMQAdmin seminar there.  The following week I’ll be in Zurich for the TI&M … Continue reading →

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IMPACT 2012 WMQ Sessions

Posted on April 27, 2012 by T.Rob

Here are the MQ sessions at IMPACT for the week. Asterisk indicates repeat sessions. sessions where I am presenting or participating are in Red. Mon 10:45 – 12:00  1577 – WebSphere MQ: Securing your Queue Manager* Mon 14:00 – 15:15  … Continue reading →

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No such thing as a persistent queue!

Posted on April 27, 2012 by T.Rob

The widespread usage of the phrase “persistent queue” has a negative impact because people believe that queue attribute actually does something. It’s always worth taking time to stamp out usage of that phrase wherever we find it and I’ll attempt … Continue reading →

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Paul Clarke facts

Posted on April 20, 2012 by T.Rob

Chuck Norris has nothing on Paul Clarke.  Here’s my Top 10 reasons why: 10 – Documented message priorities are 0-9 but there’s an undocumented “Paul” priority. 9 – Paul doesn’t use message selectors. He just thinks about which message he … Continue reading →

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PCI zone and non PCI zone in same DataPower box

Posted on March 16, 2012 by T.Rob

I’ve been having PCI Déjà vu lately.  It seems the same questions keep coming up over and over.  One strategy for compliance that is nearly ubiquitous is to segregate the PCI data from the rest of the network.  In practical terms, … Continue reading →

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GWC Webinar posted

Posted on January 19, 2012 by T.Rob

The WebSphere MQ Security Deeper Dive slides from the  Global WebSphere Community webinar last month are now posted on this site.  You can get them from the Links page or just click here.  If you want the screencast and recording … Continue reading →

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Previous security lab reposted

Posted on November 9, 2011 by T.Rob

I acted a bit too hastily in removing the old WMQ Security Lab download when the new one was posted.  Several readers reminded me that the new lab is for v7.1 and that isn’t even out yet!  Everyone who needs … Continue reading →

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Credit card security fail

Posted on November 2, 2011 by T.Rob

I suppose it says something about my travel schedule when a local purchase at Best Buy triggers a card security alert, but charges across country or overseas do not.  When I arrived home after picking up one of the new … Continue reading →

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