IV60611: XML CANONICALIZATION DOES NOT WORK AS EXPECTED.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: 1, Canonicalization should not remove namespace
  attribute xmlns.Expected:<my:NodeSetElement
  xmlns:my="mySchema">hello</my:NodeSetElement><my:NodeSetElement
  xmlns:my="mySchema">here goes
  trouble</my:NodeSetElement><my:NodeSetElement
  xmlns:my="mySchema"></my:NodeSetElement>but
  got:<my:NodeSetElement>hello</my:NodeSetElement><my:NodeSetEleme
  nt>here goes
  trouble</my:NodeSetElement><my:NodeSetElement></my:NodeSetElemen
  t>2, Canonicalization output does not match the sample output in
  C14N spec (http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-c14n, 3.3 Start and End
  Tags).
  .
  Stack Trace:
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• IBM's C14N implementation need improvement.
  

Problem conclusion

• This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     7 R1 SR1  FP1  (7.1.1.1)
     7    SR7  FP1  (7.0.7.1)
     6 R1 SR8  FP1  (6.1.8.1)
     6    SR16 FP1  (6.0.16.1)
  .
  Improved IBM's C14N implementation.The corresponding Austin
  defect is 115138.The corresponding Hursley defect is 201465.The
  corresponding RTC Problem Report is 57051.Platform affected: All
  platforms.JVMs affected: 6.0, 6.26, 7.0, 7.27.Jars affected:
  ibmxmlcrypto.jar. Build level is 20140515.
  

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

  SECURITY

• Fixed component ID

  620700125

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R260 PSY

     UP