WebSphere MQ Everyplace provides an integrated set of security features
that enable the protection of data when held locally and when it is being transferred. There are three different
categories of security:
- Local security
- Local security provides protection for any WebSphere MQ Everyplace
data.
- Queue-based security
- Queue-based security automatically protects WebSphere MQ Everyplace message data between the initiating queue manager and queue, on the
queue, and between the queue and the receiving queue manager. This protection is independent of whether the target queue
is owned by a local or a remote queue manager. Using queue-based
security does not require any change to application code and, therefore, is
not described any further in this chapter. The WebSphere MQ Everyplace
Configuration Guide describes how to add security attributes to a
queue.
- Message-level security
- Message-level security provides protection for message data between an
initiating and receiving WebSphere MQ Everyplace application.
- Note:
- Throughout the world there are varying government regulations
concerning levels and types of cryptography. You must always use a
level and type of cryptography that complies with the appropriate local
legislation. This is particularly relevant when using a mobile device
that is moved from country to country. WebSphere MQ Everyplace provides facilities for this, but it is the
responsibility of the application programmer to implement it.
In this chapter, security is explained under the following headings:
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