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IV39942: MISSLEADING ALGORITHM NAMES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
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    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