Funny you should ask. As I write this, I am in the middle of setting up MQIPT on my LINUX workstation to test it out. It looks easy enough, but we will see. Right off the bat I got an error from an install shell script complaining that it tried to install an LDAP application that conflicted wit an already installed package. When I get it fired up, I'll let ya know how it goes.
The main alternative is VPN. Because it is by nature, a "secure" tunnel, SSL is not required at the MQ level. But at least for an enterprise implementation with extremely sensitive data, a "cheap" VPN solution may not be secure enough. I have used VPN to remotely administrate MQ in the past, but I really don't know allot about it technically. One of the network security folks here told me just today that while the price range is quite wide, $10,000 + would not be unheard of to implement a VPN solution. Of course MQIPT is free, and what's a couple of servers to put it on? $5,000 ? Personally, I like the MQIPT solution better (probably because I understand it better). But on the other hand if a company has non-MQ reasons to support a VPN into there private LAN, why not use it for MQ access as well? performance possibly? Anyway, good luck.... I have an MQIPT server to set up Cheers Bill Anderson SITA Atlanta, GA Standard Messaging Engineering WebSphere MQ Service Owner 770-303-3503 (office) 404-915-3190 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mconnect.aero/ Darren Douch <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OM> cc: Sent by: MQSeries Subject: MQIPT List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] N.AC.AT> 02/19/2004 02:41 PM Please respond to MQSeries List Trying to save myself some digging around.... any views on the pros / cons of MQIPT vs. a full blown queue manager for supporting secure MQ connections over the internet? And are there any views (or documents) about the performance / scalability of MQIPT? Thanks folks. Darren. Instructions for managing your mailing list subscription are provided in the Listserv General Users Guide available at http://www.lsoft.com Archive: http://vm.akh-wien.ac.at/MQSeries.archive
