How to secure a queue with username and password in ActiveMQ

How to secure a queue with username and password in ActiveMQ

By Default, Queue in a ActiveMQ server can be access without username and password. Adding below configuration in to activemq.xml will make sure that queue is secure with username and password. Then you need to provide a username and password when you create a connection.

 <broker  
   xmlns="http://activemq.apache.org/schema/core"   
 brokerName="localhost" dataDirectory="${activemq.data}">  
 ...........     
 <plugins>  
     <simpleAuthenticationPlugin>  
       <users>  
         <authenticationUser username="nuwan"   
                   password="mypassword"   
                   groups="admins,publishers,consumers" />  
       </users>  
     </simpleAuthenticationPlugin>  
   </plugins>   
 ................   
  </broker>