Key concepts in AMS

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.

Public key infrastructure and Advanced Message Security
Public key infrastructure (PKI) is a system of facilities, policies, and services that support the use of public key cryptography to obtain secure communication.
Digital certificates in AMS
Advanced Message Security associates users and applications with X.509 standard digital certificates. X.509 certificates are typically signed by a trusted certificate authority (CA) and involve private and public keys which are used for encryption and decryption.
Object authority manager
On Multiplatforms, the Object Authority Manager (OAM) is the authorization service component supplied with the IBM MQ products.
Parent topic: AMS overview