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IBM WebSphere MQ AMS overview - Middleware News

WebSphere MQ applications can use WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security to send sensitive data, such as high-value financial transactions and personal information, with different levels of protection by using a public key cryptography model.

Behavior that has changed between version 7.0.1 and version 7.5

As IBM®WebSphere® MQ Advanced Message Security became a component in WebSphere MQ 7.5, some aspects of WebSphere MQ AMS functionality have changed, what might affect existing applications, administrative scripts, or management procedures.
Review the following list of changes carefully before upgrading queue managers to version 7.5. Decide whether you must plan to make changes to existing applications, scripts, and procedures before starting to migrate systems to WebSphere MQ version 7.5:
  • WebSphere MQ AMS installation is a part of WebSphere MQ installation process.
  • WebSphere MQ AMS security capabilities are enabled with its installation and controlled with security policies. You do not need to enable interceptors to allow WebSphere MQ AMS start intercepting data.
  • WebSphere MQ AMS in WebSphere MQ version 7.5 does not require the use of the cfgmqs command as in the stand-alone version of WebSphere MQ AMS.

Features and functions of WebSphere MQ Advanced Message Security V7.5

WebSphere® MQ Advanced Message Security expands WebSphere MQ security services to provide data signing and encryption at the message level. The expanded services guarantees that message data has not been modified between when it is originally placed on a queue and when it is retrieved. In addition, WebSphere MQ AMS verifies that a sender of message data is authorized to place signed messages on a target queue.
Here is a complete list of WebSphere MQ AMS functions:
  • Secures sensitive or high-value transactions processed by WebSphere MQ.
  • Detects and removes rogue or unauthorized messages before they are processed by a receiving application.
  • Verifies that messages were not modified while in transit from queue to queue.
  • Protects the data not only as it flows across the network but also when it is put on a queue.
  • Secures existing proprietary and customer-written applications for WebSphere MQ. 


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