New: MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.5.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.5.0. 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 an IBM MQ resource.

For more information about MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqssx_zos_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.5.0:

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Message Replication v2.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Replication v2.1.0. 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 to ‘n’ target queues (‘n’ can be up to 100). When MQMR replicates a message both the message data and the message’s MQMD structure will be cloned.

For more information about MQMR, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqmr_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Message Replication v2.1.0:

  • Erase ExitUserArea field on exiting.
  • Added code to append trailing slash for ExitPath if it is missing.
  • Fixed issue with UserIDFormatting
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Message Encryption v4.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Message Encryption v4.1.0. 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, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqme_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Message Encryption v4.1.0:

  • Because of APAR IT22258, added code to set the ReturnedLength of MQGMO for MQGET and MQCALLBACK.
  • Erase ExitUserArea field on exiting.
  • Added code to append trailing slash for ExitPath if it is missing.
  • Fixed issue with UserIDFormatting
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Encryption v3.3.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption (MQCE) v3.3.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQCE. MQCE provides encryption for message data over IBM MQ channels.

MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requester, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the WMQ queue managers. MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt the data and SHA-2 to create a digital signature.

For more information about MQCE go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqce_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Channel Encryption v3.3.0:

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.3.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS (z/MQCE) v3.3.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of z/MQCE. z/MQCE provides encryption for message data over IBM MQ channels.

z/MQCE operates with Sender, Receiver, Server, Requester, Cluster-Sender, Cluster-Receiver, Server Connection and Client Connection channels of the WMQ queue managers. z/MQCE uses Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to encrypt the data and SHA-2 to create a digital signature.

For more information about z/MQCE go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqce_zos_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.3.0:

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Throttler v1.2.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Throttler v1.2.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Channel Throttler (MQCT). MQCT provides the ability to control/throttle the number of messages or bytes that flow over a channel.

For more information about MQCT, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqct_overview.html

  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM i (OS/400), IBM MQ, Linux, MQ Channel Throttler, Unix, Windows Comments Off on New: MQ Channel Throttler v1.2.0

New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector (MQCCI) v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQCCI. MQCCI is a solution that allows a company to track and/or audit what information a client application or remote queue manager is exchanging with the local queue manager when a connection is made. MQCCI is comprised of an MQ Channel Security Exit. A channel security exit is ONLY invoked/called by the queue manager’s MCA (Message Channel Agent) for MQCONN/X and MQDISC API calls (so it is very light-weight).

For more information about MQ Channel Connection Inspector go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcci_overview.html

Changes for MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.1.0:

    Server-side:

  • Fixed an issue with tracking QMgr to QMgr channels
  • Added support for IncludeTag keyword
  • Added support for IncludeDurationTime keyword
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.1.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS (z/MQCCI) v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of z/MQCCI. z/MQCCI is a solution that allows a company to track and/or audit what information a client application or remote queue manager is exchanging with the local queue manager when a connection is made. z/MQCCI is comprised of an MQ Channel Security Exit. A channel security exit is ONLY invoked/called by the queue manager’s MCA (Message Channel Agent) for MQCONN/X and MQDISC API calls (so it is very light-weight).

For more information about MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcci_zos_overview.html

Changes for MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.1.0:

    Server-side:

  • Fixed an issue with tracking QMgr to QMgr channels
  • Added support for IncludeTag keyword
  • Added support for IncludeDurationTime keyword
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit. MQ Authenticate User Security Exit is a solution that allows a company to fully authenticate a user who is accessing an IBM MQ resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password (and possibly Domain Name) against the server’s native OS system, LDAP server, Microsoft’s Active Directory, Quest Authentication Services, Centrify’s DirectControl or an encrypted MQAUSX FBA file.

For more information about MQ Authenticate User Security Exit go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqausx_overview.html

Changes for MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check the length of the incoming UserId & Password in the MQCSP structure
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM i (OS/400), IBM MQ, Linux, MQ Authenticate User Security Exit, Unix, Windows Comments Off on New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.4.0

New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0

June 29, 2019 Roger Lacroix

New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0. 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 is accessing an IBM MQ for z/OS resource. It authenticates the user’s UserID and Password against the native z/OS system or an encrypted MQAUSX FBA file.

For more information about MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqausx_zos_overview.html

Changes for MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check the length of the incoming UserId & Password in the MQCSP structure
  • Tuned the code that is called on entry
  • Tuned the logging code

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

Capitalware, IBM MQ, MQ Authenticate User Security Exit, z/OS Comments Off on New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.4.0