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Universal Broker

Universal Broker manages Universal Agent components.

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  • Started task (z/OS)
  • Configuration Options
  • Component Definition options
  • Universal Access Control List entries

Universal Broker Utilization

For information how Universal Broker is utilized, see the Universal Agent 7.2.x User Guide.

Detailed Information

The following pages provide detailed information for Universal Broker:

Universal Broker Examples

See Starting and Stopping Agent Components - Examples for examples of how to start and stop Universal Broker.

See Maintaining Universal Broker Definitions in UEC Database for examples of how to maintain Universal Broker definitions in the UEC Database.

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Universal Broker Key Store
Universal Broker Key Store
Universal Broker Key Store

The Universal Broker Key Store feature lets you generate a random 32-byte encryption key, for use with AES encryption, and a Universal Broker key store in which to locate the key.

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If an encryption key is not generated or specified, UENCRYPT uses a default, 8-byte key for encryption.

Key Store Configuration Options for Universal Encrypt

Universal Encrypt (UENCRYPT) contains the following configuration options for encryption keys and the Universal Broker Key Store:

ENCRYPTION_KEY

User-defined encryption key used to encrypt a command file. If you specify an encryption key with this option, and the Universal Broker 7.1.x Reference GuideKey Store contains an encryption key, UENCRYPT uses the encryption key specified with this option.

GENERATE_KEY

Specification for whether or not to generate an encryption key. GENERATE_KEY either writes a generated encryption key to the local Universal Broker key store specified by the KEYSTORE_PATH Universal Encrypt configuration option or, if the STORE_KEY Universal Encrypt configuration option is yes, to a remote key store location specified by the KEYSTORE_PATH Universal Broker configuration option.

KEYSTORE_PATH

Path to the local Universal Broker key store.

STORE_KEY

Specification for whether or not to store the encryption key (generated or specified explicitly) in a remote Universal Broker key store specified by the Universal Broker KEYSTORE_PATH configuration option.

Key Store Location

The local Universal Broker key store is placed at the following locations by default:

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