Security for IBM MQ Explorer

If we are using IBM MQ in an environment where it is important for you to control user access to particular objects, you might need to consider the security aspects of using the IBM MQ Explorer.

• Authorization to use the IBM MQ Explorer
  Any user can use the IBM MQ Explorer, but certain authorities are required to connect, access, and manage queue managers.
• Security for connecting to remote queue managers from IBM MQ Explorer
  We must secure the channel between the IBM MQ Explorer and each remote queue manager.
• Use a security exit with the IBM MQ Explorer
  We can specify a default security exit and queue manager specific security exits using the IBM MQ Explorer.
• Use the IBM MQ Explorer to connect to a remote queue manager using TLS-enabled MQI channels
  The IBM MQ Explorer connects to remote queue managers using an MQI channel. To secure the MQI channel using TLS security, we must establish the channel using a client channel definition table.
• Connect through another queue manager with IBM MQ Explorer
  The IBM MQ Explorer allows you to connect to a queue manager through an intermediate queue manager, to which the IBM MQ Explorer is already connected.

Parent topic: Set up the IBM MQ Explorer