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While we are not likely to implement this idea in its proposed form, we are considering some enhancements to the management of certificates that could achieve a similar aim.
The cryptographic provider used by IBM MQ varies according to platform, IBM i and z/OS use integral operating system libraries, HP NSS uses OpenSSL and Linux, UNIX and Windows platforms use GSKit libraries (which are provided with MQ). Java and .NET use system provided classes to provide their cryptographic capabilities. Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the same set of features are available across all platforms, regardless of the underlying cryptographic provider, sometimes it is not possible to achieve this.
On IBM i, keystores managed by DCM (e.g. *SYSTEM) have their passwords stored in a special system file;
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzahu/rzahudcmbackuprecover.htm
Alternatively, when using a keystore copied from a distributed GSKit platform, whilst the .kdb keystore format is compatible there is no platform support for reading the stash files. Keystore passwords can only be passed directly via API and for this reason IBM MQ implements its own password stash file.