APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Message: N/A . Stack Trace: N/A . I was using iKeyman 8.0.344 today and I noticed something odd about the digital signature algorithm names in the panels for creating new certificates and certificate requests: The SHA2WithRSA algorithm doesn't specify which SHA-2 algorithm is used (e.g. SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512). Also SHA-3 has only just been approved so it seems highly unlikely that has been used and to my knowledge there is no SHA-5 at all. These names are potentially misleading to end users. I wonder if the names are truncated such that SHA2WithRSA is SHA-256, SHA3WithRSA is SHA-384 and SHA5WithRSA is SHA-512. I was wondering if these names are correct and, if so, what each algorithm actually is. With SHA-3 in the news, I can imagine that "SHA3WithRSA" has the potential to confuse customers.
Local fix
N/A
Problem summary
N/A
Problem conclusion
This defect will be fixed in: 7.0.0 SR5 6.0.1 SR6 6.0.0 SR14 . Removed references to SHA2WithRSA, SHA3WithRSA and SHA5WithRSA.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IV39942
Reported component name
SECURITY
Reported component ID
620700125
Reported release
260
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2013-04-15
Closed date
2013-04-18
Last modified date
2013-04-18
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
SECURITY
Fixed component ID
620700125
Applicable component levels
R260 PSY
UP
R600 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
07 December 2020