Security overview

This collection of topics introduces the IBM MQ security concepts.

Security concepts and mechanisms, as they apply to any computer system, are presented first, followed by a discussion of those security mechanisms as they are implemented in IBM MQ.

• Protecting passwords in IBM MQ component configuration files
  In order to use certain features of IBM MQ, passwords might have to be supplied either directly into IBM MQ or inside configurations files read by that feature. From Version 9.2.0, a new password protection system is being implemented to allow the protection of passwords within these configuration files.
• Security concepts and mechanisms
  This collection of topics describes aspects of security to consider in the IBM MQ installation.
• IBM MQ security mechanisms
  This collection of topics explains how we can implement the various security concepts in IBM MQ.

Parent topic: Securing IBM MQ