GSKit: Changes from Version 7.0 to Version 8.0

For distributed platforms, from IBM® WebSphere® MQ 7.1, GSKit 8.0 is integrated with IBM WebSphere MQ and is the only version of GSKit provided with the product. GSKit 7.0 is no longer provided.

In IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1, if you select SSL and TLS support during installation, GSKit 7.0 is installed and run by default. IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.1, Fix Pack 4 and later also contain an alternative, separate copy of GSKit 8.0 that you can install and run instead of, or in addition to, GSKit 7.0. From IBM WebSphere MQ 7.1, GSKit 8.0 is the only version of GSKit that is provided.

Some functions in GSKit 8.0 are different from the functions in GSKit 7.0. These differences are described in the following subtopics.