Archive for the Category: z/OS

New Authentication Feature for MQAUSX (and z/MQAUSX)

May 1, 2015 Roger Lacroix

I have been researching various ways of increasing the security that MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) could apply when a client application connects to an MQ queue manager. I have been doing a lot of reading on factors of authentication. i.e. Something you know, Something you have, and Something you are. Two-factor and multi-factor […]

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New Open Source Project called ‘Round Robin Messaging’

April 1, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce a new open source project called: Round Robin Messaging (RRM). RRM is a MQ application that will move messages from a single input queue to ‘n’ output queues (‘n’ can be up to 99) in a round robin fashion. There are 2 reasons people may be interested in RRM: […]

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Price Drop for MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS

March 26, 2015 Roger Lacroix

To stimulate sales of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS (z/MQSSX), Capitalware has decided to slash the price of z/MQSSX. As of today, z/MQSSX will be priced at $999.00 USD per z/OS queue manager plus 15% Yearly Maintenance Fee down from the original price of $2490.00 USD (plus 15%). Also, the price for the ‘Enterprise […]

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New Feature Requested for MQAUSX (and z/MQAUSX)

March 10, 2015 Roger Lacroix

A customer requested a new feature be added to MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX). The new feature is called Excessive Client Connections (ECC). ECC is an alert system that counts the number of connections over a period of time (i.e. Day / Hour / Minute) and writes a message to the log when the […]

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A Comparison of Capitalware’s MQAUSX to MQ V8 Authentication

February 26, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The following is a comparison of Capitalware’s MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) to IBM’s MQ V8 new authentication feature. By authentication, I mean UserId and Password authentication against a target system (i.e. Local OS, LDAP, etc.). Authentication IBM MQ V8 MQAUSX& z/MQAUSX Authentication against Local OS Yes Yes Authentication against LDAP Server Yes Yes […]

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Call for Speakers for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

January 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

We are looking for speakers on any product/service that uses IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) for “MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5” (MQTC). The sessions are to be technical in nature and on any subject so long as it relates to MQ. We offer speakers the conference fee for free and we also pay for […]

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PDF for Beginners on WebSphere MQ for zOS

January 20, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Over at mqseries.net, someone posted a link to a PDF for beginners on WebSphere MQ for z/OS. It is from the IBM SWG Wildfire Workshops and is subtitled “From Zero to z/Hero” (funny!). Here is the link to it: http://gseimis2.gse.org/staticcontent/eventforms/WebSphere_MQ_on_zOS_Beginner.pdf Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5

January 15, 2015 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware would like to announce MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.5 (MQTC). MQTC is an event that will educate attendees on current practices, methodologies, administration, problem determination, security best practices and technology trends for IBM MQ. MQTC will offer 70 technical sessions and 15 vendor sessions that are designed to enhance the skills of IT professionals who […]

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.1.0

November 10, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v2.1.0. 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 […]

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.1.0

November 10, 2014 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.1.0. 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 a WebSphere […]

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