Category Archives: IBMMQ

Anything related to IBM MQ – operations, administration, development, architecture, security, etc.

Sure, its always an MQ problem. Why is that a bad thing?

Posted on November 2, 2012 by T.Rob

One recurring theme in the MQ community is that all problems are MQ problems.  Never mind that they almost always turn out to be application, network, firewall, SAN, account maintenance, resource constraints, human error or even sabotage, it’s an MQ … Continue reading →

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Cluster security

Posted on July 10, 2012 by T.Rob

Well, the residency to write the new WebSphere MQ Security book is past the halfway point and we are working diligently to finish up on time. I’m happy to say that one of my favorite new security topics is covered … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Encrypting passwords in config files – secure or not?

Posted on October 24, 2011 by T.Rob

Not long ago a colleague told me he wished that he could use a .kdb format keystore for his Java applications.  When I inquired as to why, he said he liked that the .kdb includes the ability to stash an … Continue reading →

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WMQ Security in v7.1

Posted on October 18, 2011 by T.Rob

For those of you who missed it, Morag presented the WMQ Security session at this year’s WebSphere Technical Conference last week.  This was exciting for a few reasons, not the least of which was – did I mention MORAG presented? … Continue reading →

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