Subsystem security

Subsystem security is a control that specifies whether any security checking is done for the whole queue manager. If you do not require security checking (for example, on a test system), or if you are satisfied with the level of security on all the resources that can connect to WebSphere MQ (including clients and channels), we can turn security checking off for the queue manager or queue-sharing group so that no further security checking takes place.

This is the only check that can turn security off completely and determine whether any other security checks are performed or not. That is, if you turn off checking for the queue manager or queue-sharing group, no other WebSphere MQ checking is done; if you leave it turned on, WebSphere MQ checks your security requirements for other WebSphere MQ resources.

We can also turn security on or off for particular sets of resources, such as commands.