AMS overview

AMS overview

IBM MQ applications can use Advanced Message Security to send sensitive data, such as high-value financial transactions and personal information, with different levels of protection by using a public key cryptography model.

Behavior that has changed since Version 7.0.1
Advanced Message Security became a component in IBM MQ from Version 7.5. Some aspects of AMS functionality have changed, that might affect applications, administrative scripts, or management procedures.
Features and functions of Advanced Message Security

Error handling
IBM MQ Advanced Message Security defines an error handling queue to manage messages that contain errors or messages that cannot be unprotected.
Qualities of protection available with AMS
The existing two qualities of protection for Advanced Message Security, that is Integrity and Privacy, are extended in Version 9.0 to include a third quality of Confidentiality.
Key concepts in AMS
Learn about the key concepts in Advanced Message Security to understand how the tool works and how to manage it effectively.
Technology supported by Advanced Message Security
Advanced Message Security depends on several technology components to provide a security infrastructure.
User scenarios
Familiarize yourself with possible scenarios to understand what business goals we can achieve with Advanced Message Security.
Parent topic: Advanced Message Security

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GSKit return codes used in AMS messages