Message Queuing security
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Security
Message Queuing uses security features provided by Windows Server 2003 family operating systems, including access control and auditing for Message Queuing objects, message authentication, and encryption. For details, see the following links:
For a general overview of security features for Message Queuing, see Message Queuing security overview.
For information on implementing authentication to check who sent messages, and message integrity, see Authentication for Message Queuing.
For information on encrypting private messages, see Encryption for Message Queuing.
For information on restricting operations of Message Queuing objects to specific groups or users, see Access control for Message Queuing.
For information on auditing access operations of Message Queuing objects, see Auditing Message Queuing objects.
Message Queuing can be deployed in hardened MSMQ mode to enhance the security of Message Queuing computers using HTTP messaging over the Internet. For more information, see Message Queuing in hardened MSMQ mode.