PH35012: ADFZCC SERVER DOES NOT ACCEPT PASSPHRASES OF GREATER THAN 98 CHARACTERS.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Application Delivery Foundation for z Systems Common
  Component (ADFzCC) server does not accept passphrases greater
  than 98 characters. RACF passphrases can be up to 100
  characters.
  

Local fix

• use a passphrase of 98 characters or less
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the ADFzCC common server        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When connecting to the ADFzCC common    *
  *                      server with a valid userid and a        *
  *                      passphrase that is 99 or 100 bytes      *
  *                      long, the passphrase is rejected and    *
  *                      the connection fails.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  Login passphrases can be 1 to 100 bytes in length, however when
  a valid passphrase is passed to the ADFzCC common server that is
  99 or 100 bytes in length, the passphrase is rejected as an
  incorrect 'password/passphrase'.
  

Problem conclusion

• The ADFzCC common server has been corrected to accept valid
  passphrases with any length between 1 and 100 bytes.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• IPV0LVL  IPV0LVLJ IPV0LVLK IPVBKXML IPVCMENU IPVCONFG IPVCTRC
  IPVEPRCV IPVEPSND IPVLANGO IPVLANGP IPVLANGX IPVLANGZ IPVMAIN
  IPVMAINZ IPVMKDIR IPVMOD24 IPVMOD4Z IPVPH003 IPVPH004 IPVPH006
  IPVPH007 IPVPI003 IPVPI004 IPVPI006 IPVPOPS2 IPVPOPS3 IPVRSETN
  IPVSCMPS IPVSETNG IPVSFILE IPVSRV   IPVSRV1  IPVSRVRF IPVSRVSF
  IPVSRVSL IPVVRFY
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZPDTOOLS CCOMP(

• Fixed component ID

  5655IPV00

Applicable component levels

• R180 PSY UI75796

     UP21/06/17 P F106

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