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IJ02621: IBMCAC PROVIDER DOES NOT SUPPORT SHA224

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message, as reported by customer:

javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Error signing certificate
verify when using IBMCAC provider with JSSE

Stack Trace, if applicable:

Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Error signing
certificate verify
at com.ibm.jsse2.k.a(k.java:6)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:572)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.a(D.java:11)
at com.ibm.jsse2.E.a(E.java:490)
at com.ibm.jsse2.E.a(E.java:245)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.r(D.java:223)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.a(D.java:198)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:649)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.i(at.java:627)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:689)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.startHandshake(at.java:432)


Other Error Information, as reported by customer:

N/A

Local fix

  • Disable SHA224 algorithms.  In java.security file update the
jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms security property to include SHA224.

i.e. jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH
keySize < 768, 3DES_EDE_CBC, DESede, EC keySize < 224, SHA224

Problem summary

  • IBMCAC provider does not support SHA224
ERROR DESCRIPTION:
Error Message:
javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Error signing certificate
verify when using IBMCAC provider with JSSE
Stack Trace, if applicable:
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Error signing
certificate verify
at com.ibm.jsse2.k.a(k.java:6)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:572)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.a(D.java:11)
at com.ibm.jsse2.E.a(E.java:490)
at com.ibm.jsse2.E.a(E.java:245)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.r(D.java:223)
at com.ibm.jsse2.D.a(D.java:198)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:649)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.i(at.java:627)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.a(at.java:689)
at com.ibm.jsse2.at.startHandshake(at.java:432)

Problem conclusion

  • Disable acceptable of SHA224 when IBMCAC is being used.
The associated RTC PR is 136379
The associated Austin CMVC defect is 117763
The associated Austin APAR is IJ02621
JVMs affected : Java 8, 7, and 6
The fix was delivered for: Java 8 SR5 FP10, Java 7 SR10 FP20,
Java 727 SR4 FP20, Java 6 SR16 FP60, Java 626 SR8 FP60
The affected jars:  ibmjsseprovider2.jar
The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
"20171207"

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IJ02621
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  • Reported component name
    TIVOLI JAVA PKC
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  • Reported component ID
    TIVSECPKC
    • 

  • Reported release
    100
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt / Xsystem
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  • Submitted date
    2017-12-13
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  • Closed date
    2018-02-01
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  • Last modified date
    2018-02-01
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Modules/Macros


    

  • 999

    



Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    TIVOLI JAVA PKC
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  • Fixed component ID
    TIVSECPKC
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            Modified date:
            

            01 February 2018
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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