Using RACF with IBM MQ

If your organisation is using RACF to provide the security function for IBM MQ, then this course is a must for your administrators and systems programmers. Designed, written and presented by specialist RACF consultants, this course introduces the IBM MQ RACF Interface. The course describes and explains how RACF is implemented within a MQ environment.
This course is only available for exclusive, one-company presentations.

What you will learn

On successful completion of this course you will be able to:

describe the necessary requirements to implement a RACF MQ application
define MQ channels, commands and queues to RACF
describe the major interactions between RACF and MQ
understand the issues surrounding data integrity, encryption and decryption
get the most out of the RACF Started Task Class
take advantage of the RACF Class Descriptor Table or the new RACF CDT class to create new DB2 regions
understand and implement SSL
use Queue Managers
use MQ commands.

Who Should Attend

The course is suitable for all Security Administrators, Systems Programmers responsible for MQ and MQ Administrators.

Prerequisites

Attendees should have a clear understanding of z/OS at a conceptual level and have a basic understanding of RACF (this can be gained by attending the RSM course Understanding RACF). A familiarity with IBM MQ and knowledge of TSO/ISPF and JCL is also required.

Duration

1 day

Fee (per attendee)

£695 (ex VAT)

This includes free online 24/7 access to course notes.

Hard copy course notes are available on request from rsmshop@rsm.co.uk

at £50.00 plus carriage per set.

Course Code

RAMQ

Basic Messaging Concepts

slands of information and IBM MQ; What's in a name?; Software layers; IBM MQ features; Wide platform coverage; The MQI - a common application programming interface; Time independent or asynchronous processing; Assured message delivery; Support of different application styles; MQ - some comparisons: Queues, Messages, MQPUT, MQGET; Queue managers and database managers; A significant difference between queues and database tables...; Messages and queues; Shared queues; The Queue Manager; Basic message structure; Asynchronous messaging; Synchronous messaging; Multiple requesters, one responder; Parallel messaging; Re-using MQ application processes as business objects; Meshed business objects; Remote messaging (distributed queuing); MQ clients.

Security Overview

Introduction; Non-Queue Sharing Groups; Queue Sharing Groups; IBM MQ security overview.

Controlling Security for IBM MQ for z/OS

High Level Qualifiers; Shared Queue Manager environment; Controlling security - switch profiles; Security switch options; Queue Sharing Groups - the rules; Switch profiles - examples.

Access Control and RACF

Introduction; Connection security; RESLEVEL profile; RESLEVEL & Batch; RESLEVEL and CICS; Reslevel and IMS; Reslevel and Channel Initiator connections; RESLEVEL & IGQ; MQ API security; High Level Qualifiers; MQOPEN & MQPUT1; Queues requiring additional consideration; Model queues; MQADMIN class; API security - userids; How to read UserID tables; Userids - channel security; Receiving channels using TCP/IP; Receiving channels using APPC (LU6.2); Userids - IGQ security; MQ command security - two types; Command security - Userids; Link Level security - SSL.

RACF & IBM MQ Administration

MQ commands; Security messages; Security Refresh messages; Security Refresh messages - display after refresh; Administration - RESLEVEL auditing; Bibliography.