MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS Overview
The MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS v1.0.0 (z/MQCACM) is an MQ Channel Auto-Definition (MQ CHAD) exit that allows a company to control and restrict incoming connection requests to auto-create a channel. z/MQCACM is invoked when a request is received to start an undefined Cluster-Receiver or Cluster-Sender channel. z/MQCACM can modify or clear the supplied default channel definition values for an instance of the channel, so that there is no exit incompatibility (cross-platform or otherwise).
z/MQCACM will operate with WebSphere MQ v5.3.1, v6.0 or v7.0 for z/OS environments. It works with Cluster-Receiver and Cluster-Sender channels of WebSphere MQ queue manager.
z/MQCACM has the ability to allow or restrict the incoming IP address from auto-creating a channel. z/MQCACM compares the incoming IP address against a regular expression pattern using a regular expression parser. If a match is found, the channel auto-creation is allowed; otherwise, the connection request is denied.
z/MQCACM has the ability to allow or restrict the incoming auto-create channel request based on the company's naming standard. z/MQCACM compares the incoming channel name against a regular expression pattern (Naming Standard) using a regular expression parser. If a match is found, the channel auto-creation is allowed; otherwise, the connection request is denied.
z/MQCACM has the ability to define, override or clear the supplied default channel definition values related to Message, Security, Receive and Send Exits. Hence, the appropriate platform specific values can be set for the given exit.
Cluster-Sender and Cluster-Receiver channels do not require the queue manager's CHAD parameter to be enabled for the channel auto-creation to happen. For 3rd party security exits to work with MQ clustering, an MQ CHAD exit is required to override the supplied default channel definition values. Hence, z/MQCACM can be used with 3rd party security exits to explicitly set or clear the supplied default channel definition values.
z/MQCACM can be used to prevent a 'Denial-Of-Service' (DOS) attack against a queue manager by setting all 2 'Allow” keywords (AllowClusRcvr and AllowClusSdr) to 'N'.
Note: WebSphere MQ for z/OS does not support Channel Auto-Definition for Receiver and Server-Connection channel types.
z/MQCACM Summary
- z/MQCACM is available as:
- z/OS load-module
- z/MQCACM features are:
- Prevent Denial-Of-Service (DOS) attacks
- Allows or restricts the incoming IP address against a regular expression pattern
- Allows or restricts the auto-create channel based on company's naming standards
- Ability to define, override or clear fields related Message, Security, Receive and Send Exits
- Ability to work with 3rd party security exits to explicitly set or clear supplied default channel values for Cluster-Sender channels.
- Provides logging capability for all successful and unsuccessful attempts to auto-create channels
- Provides logging capability via Write To Operator (WTO) facility.
Pricing
- The server-side security exits are provided in the format of a native z/OS load-module for z/OS v1.4 or higher. The pricing of Capitalware's MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS solution is on a 'per queue manager' basis.
| Product | Price (USD) * | Ordering |
| MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS (per license**) | $999.00 | |
| Yearly maintenance and support fee | 15% | |
| Total | $1149.00 | Order Now |
* Volume discounts available for as low as $799.00 USD per license plus 15% yearly maintenance and support fee.
** MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS is licensed on a per z/OS queue manager basis.
- Each licensed user will receive:
- Full version of MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS
- Free updates / upgrades to any version 1.x release.
- Free email/ Help Desk support
| Enterprise License for MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS: |
| Enterprise License for MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS sells for $20,000 USD plus 15% yearly maintenance and support fee. An enterprise license will allow a company to have unlimited number of z/OS queue managers use MQ Channel Auto Creation Manager for z/OS at an unlimited number of locations. |