Switch profiles

To control the security checking performed by WebSphere MQ, define switch profiles. A switch profile is a normal RACF profile that has a special meaning to WebSphere MQ. The access list in switch profiles is not used by WebSphere MQ.

WebSphere MQ maintains an internal switch for each switch type shown in tables Table 32 through Table 38. Switch profiles can be maintained at queue-sharing group level or at queue manager level or at a combination of both. Using a single set of queue-sharing group security switch profiles, we can control security on all the queue managers within a queue-sharing group.

When a security switch is set on, the security checks associated with the switch are performed. When a security switch is set off, the security checks associated with the switch are bypassed. The default is that all security switches are set on.