Nanoteq, security technology subsidiary of system integration giant Comparex Holdings, has officially unveiled MQ ARMOUR, a security architecture used for integrating strong security into IBM MQSeries messaging environments.
Nanoteq CEO Luc de Graeve said MQSeries is well known for enabling business applications to exchange information across many different operating systems and network protocols. IBM MQSeries establishes the infrastructure that allows easy migration to new systems like the Internet, even with legacy systems.
"Organizations with MQSeries are therefore able to respond quickly and cost effectively to changing business needs," he added.
Strong security functionality has become an essential requirement in any modern organization today. The MQSeries open architecture provides the facility to incorporate third party plug-in, support applications. MQ ARMOUR takes advantage of just this feature to provide the strong security required today.
"The MQ ARMOUR security architecture is an integrated suite of hardware and software building blocks designed to seamlessly integrate strong encryption into IBM MQSeries environments. MQ ARMOUR has been designed according to a standards based flexible PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), to provide secure generation, storage, and distribution of security keys and certificates", explained de Graeve.
MQ ARMOUR is based on an integrated server component called a MAP (Message Authentication Processor) that uses PCI hardware tamper proofed security modules to execute encryption functions.
MQ ARMOUR security processors can be interfaced to mainframe hosts, servers, and workstations using MQSeries over TCP/IP, NETBIOS, SNA and IPX protocols. The MQ ARMOUR comprehensive management facility controls network security elements like certificate revocation Lists (CRL`s), and continuously monitors for operational or security alerts. In addition, it provides remote code downloading, version control, and a host of remote diagnostics features. The MAP Security Architecture has been successfully implemented and commissioned in large-scale systems, for example, for securing the South African Multiple Option Settlement (SAMOS) system for the National payments System (NPS). This network provides secure connectivity between the South African Reserve Bank and the major banks of South Africa.
"The MAP solution is also currently being rolled out to a large European Union financial organisation, making its debut with immediate market acceptance in Europe," he added.
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