Security policies overview for AMS

Advanced Message Security security policies are conceptual objects that describe the way a message is cryptographically encrypted and signed.

For details of the security policy attributes, see the following subtopics:

Policy names in AMS
The policy name is a unique name that identifies a specific Advanced Message Security policy and the queue to which it applies.
Signature algorithm in AMS
The signature algorithm indicates the algorithm that should be used when signing data messages.
Encryption algorithm in AMS
The encryption algorithm indicates the algorithm that should be used when encrypting data messages placed on the queue associated with the policy.
Toleration in AMS
The toleration attribute indicates whether Advanced Message Security can accept messages with no security policy specified.
Sender distinguished names in AMS
The sender distinguished names (DNs) identify users who are authorized to place messages on a queue.
Recipient distinguished names in AMS
The recipient distinguished names (DN) identify users who are authorized to retrieve messages from a queue.
Security policy attributes in AMS
We can use Advanced Message Security to select a particular algorithm or method to protect the data.
Quality of protection
Advanced Message Security data-protection policies imply a quality of protection (QOP).

Parent topic: Administer Advanced Message Security security polices