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Object authority manager (OAM)

 

The authorization service component supplied with the WebSphere MQ products is called the Object Authority Manager (OAM). By default, the OAM is active and works with the control commands dspmqaut (display authority),dmpmqaut (dump authority), and setmqaut (set or reset authority).

The syntax of these commands and how to use them are described in The control commands.

The OAM works with the entity of a principal or group. These entities vary from platform to platform.

When an MQI request is made or a command is issued, the OAM checks the authorization of the entity associated with the operation to see whether it can:

• Perform the requested operation.

• Access the specified queue manager resources.

The authorization service enables you to augment or replace the authority checking provided for queue managers by writing your own authorization service component.

• Defining the service to the operating system
  

• Refreshing the OAM after changing a user's authorization
  

• Migrating from MQSeries V5.1
  

 

Parent topic:

Authorization service

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