Archive for the Category: IBM i (OS/400)

Java MQ Code to List Queue Status

August 2, 2018 Roger Lacroix

The other day I answered a question on StackOverflow about getting the LGETIME and LPUTIME attributes of queue status command. I figured I should also post the code here for everyone to read & use. If you have done the runmqsc command for Queue Status of Type ‘Queue’ for all queues of a queue manager […]

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IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 are announced

July 3, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just announced IBM MQ 9.1 and IBM MQ Appliance M2002: https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/07/03/ibm-mq-9-1-ibm-mq-appliance-m2002-announced-plus-small-tweak-continuous-delivery-support/ IBM MQ 9.1 Long Term Support and IBM MQ Appliance M2002 have announced today. IBM MQ 9.1 consolidates product features delivered throughout the IBM MQ 9.0.x continuous delivery releases. IBM MQ 9.1 LTS will be the default firmware level on the new […]

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New Category – Fix Packs for MQ

June 26, 2018 Roger Lacroix

I decided to create a new category on my blog called “Fix Packs for MQ”. This will allow people to find MQ Fix Packs quickly. A direct link to the new category is: http://www.capitalware.com/rl_blog/?cat=65 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ Fix Pack 9.0.0.4 Released

June 25, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM has just released Fix Pack 9.0.0.4 for IBM MQ V9.0 LTS http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24044869 Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Security Risk for MQ Model Queue

June 20, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Well, I learnt something new today: an MQ model queue is a security risk! It is not that a model queue in of itself is a security risk but rather what you can do with a model queue to get a backdoor to a queue or maybe it is called a ‘side channel attack’ of […]

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SQLite v3.24.0 Released

June 5, 2018 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.24.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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MQAUSX Explained or Better Explained

June 1, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Every once in a while, I get requests to explain what/how MQ Authenticate User Security Exit (MQAUSX) and/or MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS (z/MQAUSX) work. Client-side perspective: If the client application is configured with the MQAUSX client-side security exit then the user credentials are encrypted and sent to the remote queue manager. This […]

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Capitalware Products 2018 Release Train

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Here is a summary of all the recent releases that Capitalware Inc. has published: Blog posting for product releases: MQ Auditor v3.0.0 MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0 MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0 MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.0.0 MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.0.0 MQ Channel Encryption v3.2.0 MQ Channel Encryption […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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