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Tag Archives: Best Practices
MQ V8 Certification
Would it surprise you to know there’s an MQ V8 System Administration certification? Normally I run down and take the test as soon as it’s available but this one has been out since January 14th and somehow I missed the … Continue reading
Posted in IBMMQ, MQ AMS, MQMFT, News, Security, WMQ ESE, WMQ Security
Tagged Admin, Best Practices, certification, IBM MQ, MQ AMS, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Security, WMQ, WMQ FTE
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Avoiding reputational damage
Everyone knows that data breaches are expensive. Security venders never tire of telling us exactly how expensive breaches are, on a per-incident or per-record basis. In the case of a large retail brand, a breach can make a significant dent … Continue reading
Posted in IBMMQ, Security, WMQ Security
Tagged Admin, Architecture, Best Practices, Recommended Practices, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Security, WMQ Security
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Notes from the WSMQAdmin seminar
This post is a running capture of Q&A from the WebSphere MQ Admin seminar in Amsterdam, brought to you by WebSphere Insights and Nastel. Welcome to Amsterdam and thanks for attending! I will continue to update it throughout the week … Continue reading
Posted in Events, IBMMQ
Tagged Admin, Best Practices, IBM, maintenance, Recommended Practices, WebSphere MQ, WMQ
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Pub/Sub security
One of the recurring questions I receive is about the differences between queue security and pub/sub security. The email below is typical:
Posted in IBMMQ, Security
Tagged Admin, Best Practices, Recommended Practices, security, topics, WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Security, WMQ Security
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Cluster security
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
Posted in Events, IBMMQ, News, Publications, WMQ Security
Tagged Admin, Best Practices, clustering, Events, IBM, News, Redbooks, security, WebSphere MQ, WMQ, WMQ Security
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Thoughts on certificate sharing
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
Posted in IBMMQ, MQ AMS, WMQ Security
Tagged Admin, authentication, Best Practices, certificates, non-repudiation, pki, revocation, security, sharing, tklm, venafi, x.509
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Sharpening the saw
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
No such thing as a persistent queue!
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
Posted in IBMMQ
Tagged Admin, antipatterns, Best Practices, commentary, culture, Recommended Practices, WebSphere MQ
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PCI zone and non PCI zone in same DataPower box
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
Posted in General, WMQ Security
Tagged Best Practices, commentary, compliance, PCI, PCI-DSS, Recommended Practices, security
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Configuration backups: the forgotten WMQ security control
Update: IBM has reconsidered and has announced that dmpmqcfg will be fixed as a defect! Subscribe if you would like a notification when the fix is announced. But please do read the post, especially if you are using amqoamd for … Continue reading →
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