Pass phrase stash file

The pass phrase stash file, Stash.sth.

This file is a binary format private to IBM MQ and contains the encrypted pass phrase for use when we are accessing the private key that is held in the cert.pem file. The private key itself is stored in the cert.pem certificate store.

This file is created or altered by using the IBM MQ amqrsslc command-line tool with the -s parameter. For example, where the directory /home/alice contains a cert.pem file:

amqrsslc -s /home/alice/cert

  Enter password for Keystore /home/alice/cert.pem :
    password


  Stashed the password in file /home/alice/Stash.sth

File permissions must be set on this file to allow read access to the owner of the associated personal certificate store.

Parent topic: Certificate management