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How to validate a user ID and a password using a client/server setup in IBM MQ
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An IBM MQ queue manager can be configured to use a supplied user ID and password from a remote IBM MQ Client application to check whether the remote user has authority to access the resources.
The queue manager does not keep a list of users or their passwords. That is the functionality that IBM MQ leaves to external resources. There are two options you can choose from:
a) Authenticate using the operating system
b) Authenticate using a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
On a queue manager object the CONNAUTH attribute can be set to the name of an authentication information (AUTHINFO) object. This object can be one of two types (AUTHTYPE attribute):
IDPWOS: Indicates that the queue manager uses the local operating system to authenticate the user ID and password.
IDPWLDAP: Indicates that the queue manager uses an LDAP server to authenticate the user ID and password.
IDPWOS: Indicates that the queue manager uses the local operating system to authenticate the user ID and password.
IDPWLDAP: Indicates that the queue manager uses an LDAP server to authenticate the user ID and password.
In this documentation, "authentication using the operating system" is used to validate the user and password provided by the client.
To know the basics of user authentication, refer to the below IBM Documentation:
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.2?topic=authentication-connection-configuration
IBM MQ / 9.2 /
Connection authentication: Configuration
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ibm-mq/9.2?topic=authentication-connection-configuration
IBM MQ / 9.2 /
Connection authentication: Configuration
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Modified date:
23 January 2023
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