GSKit version compatibility
The stash files that you generate with IBM® MQ 9.0.0 Fix Pack 1, or later must be compatible with any applications and other IBM MQ installations.
For the version of IBM Global Security Kit (GSKit) for IBM MQ 9.0.0 Fix Pack 1 or later,
the stash file format that is used when you generate an .sth file to stash the
key database password is different from earlier versions of GSKit. Stash files that are generated
with this version of GSKit are not readable by earlier versions of GSKit. To ensure that stash files
that are generated with IBM MQ 9.0.0 Fix Pack 1, or later, are
compatible with your applications and other IBM MQ
installations, you must update to a version of IBM MQ
that contains a compatible version of GSKit. The following fix packs contain a compatible version of GSKit:
- 7.1.0.8
- 7.5.0.8
- 8.0.0.6
- 9.0.0.1
If you cannot update your applications or other IBM MQ installations, you can request a stash file format that is compatible with an earlier version.
When you use the runmqakm or runmqckm commands with the
-stash or -stashpw option, include the -v1stash
command line parameter. You cannot use the strmqikm GUI to generate a stash file
that is compatible with an earlier version.