STOMP + SSL testing
See STOMP protocol here . Edit activemq/conf/activemq.xml and add the following transport connectors: Start activemq. Connect from the command line: For non SSL just telnet localhost 61613 For SSL openssl s_client -connect localhost:61614 Connect with (login/passcode is only required if AMQ configured for authentication): CONNECT accept-version:1.1 login:system passcode:manager host:localhost ^@ CONNECTED will be echo'd Subscribe to one or more queues: SUBSCRIBE id:0 destination:/queue/someQueueName ack:client ^@ Send a message: SEND destination:/queue/someQueueName content-type:text/plain hello queue a ^@ Should see the sent message echo'd See the protocol for more