IC88222: APPLIANCE MIGHT RESTART IF CERTAIN UNSUPPORTED CIPHERS ARE SPECIFIED IN THE CRYPTO PROFILE

Fix packs for DataPower Low Latency Appliance version 5.0
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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Under certain circumstances the appliance might restart
  unexpectedly dependent upon incoming client request while
  certain unsupported ciphers have been specified in the Crypto
  profile.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Affected is the use of Crypto Profiles.
  
  Unsupported SSL Cipher properties specified in the Crypto
  Profile might cause the appliance to restart.
  

Problem conclusion

• Unsupported values in Crypto Profile Option string  are now
  filtered out and their presence is logged as a warning.
  
  The fix is available in 4.0.1.16, 4.0.2.12 and 5.0.0.6.
  
  For a list of the latest fix packs available, please see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21237631
  

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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  DATAPOWER

• Fixed component ID

  DP1234567

Applicable component levels

• R401 PSY

     UP

• R402 PSY

     UP

• R500 PSY

     UP