New: MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS v3.2.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Encryption for z/OS (z/MQCE) v3.2.0. 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 v3.2.0:

  • Added EncPassPhrase keyword to support the use of encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Added ‘ENC_PP’ program that will create an encrypted PassPhrase.
  • Addition debug logging information added
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Throttler v1.1.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Throttler v1.1.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Channel Throttler. 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

  • Added extra checks for null pointers
  • Performed some tuning to some highly used functions
  • Fixed an issue with counting message/bytes for MQGET.
  • Added code to determine Endianness on startup.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQOD structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQPMO structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQGMO structure.
  • Fixed an issue related to MQMD structure.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit v3.3.0. 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 v3.3.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check all cache entries if they have expired.
  • For Linux and Windows switched to Novell’s latest release of LDAP Libraries for C
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Authenticate User Security Exit for z/OS v3.3.0. 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 v3.3.0:

    Server-side:

  • Added code to check all cache entries if they have expired.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Standard Security Exit. MQ Standard Security Exit 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 go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqssx_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Standard Security Exit v2.4.0:

  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.4.0

May 28, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Standard Security Exit for z/OS v2.4.0. 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 v2.4.0:

  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Auditor v3.0.0

May 24, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Auditor v3.0.0. This is a FREE upgrade for ALL licensed users of MQ Auditor. MQ Auditor is a solution that allows a company to audit/track all MQ API calls performed by MQ applications that are connected to a queue manager.

For more information about MQ Auditor go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqa_overview.html

    Changes for MQ Auditor v3.0.0:

  • Added Topics keyword to control what topics will be audited.
  • Added UseExcludeTopics and ExcludeTopics keywords to explicitly exclude topics from being audited.
  • Enhanced the processing for Subscriptions.
  • Fixed an issue with large usr folder for an MQRFH2 (JMS) messsage
  • Fixed an issue with formatting of some MQCHARV fields for MQSD structure
  • Fixed an issue with MQPut1 using the correct audit file.
  • Fixed an issue with PMO ‘NewMsgHandle’ string being in the wrong location.
  • Fixed an issue with determining the application name.
  • Fixed an issue with PCF messages being converted to human-readable large than 10KB.
  • Fixed an issue with PCF messages not being handled for MQCALLBACK.
  • Fixed an issue in the logging framework where a constant was being modified.
  • Removed MQAPILevel keyword as it is no longer needed.

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ for HPE NonStop V8.0.3 is now available

May 24, 2018 Roger Lacroix

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.0.3 is the second Continuous Delivery (CD) update for MQ NonStop version 8. IBM MQ for HPE NonStop V8.0.3 is the third Continuous Delivery (CD) update for MQ NonStop version 8. This release provides another security update for OpenSSL, with V8.0.3 now using OpenSSL 1.0.2o.
https://developer.ibm.com/messaging/2018/05/21/ibm-mq-hpe-nonstop-v8-0-3-now-available/

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.0.0

May 17, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector v1.0.0.

MQ Channel Connection Inspector (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).

MQCCI will operate with IBM MQ v7.0, v7.1, v7.5, v8.0 and v9.0 in Windows, Unix, IBM i and Linux environments. It works with Server Connection, Receiver, Requester, Sender, Server, Cluster-Sender and Cluster-Receiver channels of IBM MQ queue manager.

MQCCI is designed to provide the MQAdmin with any or all of the fields of the MQCD and MQCXP structures in a “human readable” format. Human readable implies that it will convert binary fields into their MQ defined names (i.e. SSLClientAuth=MQSCA_REQUIRED). The user can control the fields that are outputted for each of the following MQ structures: MQCD and MQCXP.

MQCCI is designed to output 1 line per API call (1 long line). The output information is written to plain text CSV (Comma Separate Value) files. The user can choose to have the output information written to a local or remote queue rather than to a file.

On IBM i, Linux, Unix and Windows, MQCCI can be configured and used with a non-default installation of MQ in a multi-install MQ environment.

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

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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New: MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.0.0

May 17, 2018 Roger Lacroix

Capitalware Inc. would like to announce the official release of MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS v1.0.0.

MQ Channel Connection Inspector for z/OS (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).

z/MQCCI will operate with IBM MQ v5.3.1, v6.0, v7.0, v7.1, v8.0 and v9.0 for z/OS environments. It works with Server Connection, Receiver, Requester, Sender, Server, Cluster-Sender and Cluster-Receiver channels of IBM MQ queue manager.

z/MQCCI is designed to provide the MQAdmin with any or all of the fields of the MQCD and MQCXP structures in a “human readable” format. Human readable implies that it will convert binary fields into their MQ defined names (i.e. SSLClientAuth=MQSCA_REQUIRED). The user can control the fields that are outputted for each of the following MQ structures: MQCD and MQCXP.

z/MQCCI is designed to output 1 line per API call (1 long line). The output information is written to plain text CSV (Comma Separate Value) files. The user can choose to have the output information written to a local or remote queue rather than to a file.

For more information about z/MQCCI, please go to:
https://www.capitalware.com/mqcci_zos_overview.html

Regards,
Roger Lacroix
Capitalware Inc.

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