Creating a TLS Connection for the Queue Manager

Using the IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer, create a server connection channel for the new queue manager and set its SSL properties so that client authorization is enabled (if desired) and a cipher suite is selected.

For example, TRIPLE_DES_SHA_US is a specification which must have a matching cipher in BusinessWorks.

Note: The terms SSL and TLS are used interchangeably in the IBM documentation, and most of the parameter settings for TLS are labeled SSL. Insofar as this document is concerned, TLS is functionally equivalent to SSL V3.

The following figure (SSL Cipher Suite Selection) shows the SSL setting configured using the IBM WebSphere MQ Explorer tool.