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IV77077: KEYSTORE.GETCERTIFICATECHAIN() RETURNS NULL FOR PKCS12 KEYSTORE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: When calling KeyStore.getCertificateChain() on a
    PKCS12 keystore, a null object is returned even if there is a
    certificate chain corresponding to the given private key
    existing on the keystore.
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The issue is not all certificates in the keystore are checked to
    find the leaf certificate
    

Problem conclusion

  • The fix is to check all certificates in the keystore to find the
    leaf certificate.
    The associated RTC PR is 98955
    The associated Austin CMVC defect is 116856
    The associated APAR is IV76095
    JVMs affected : Java 8.0
    The fix was delivered for Java 8.0 SR2
    The affected jar is "ibmjceprovider.jar".
    The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
    "20150825"
    .
    This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       8    SR2       (8.0.2.0)
    .
    Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
    Refreshes and Fix Packs.
    For those running stand-alone, information about the available
    Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
               https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV77077

  • Reported component name

    SECURITY

  • Reported component ID

    620700125

  • Reported release

    270

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2015-09-16

  • Closed date

    2015-09-16

  • Last modified date

    2015-09-16

  • 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

  • R270 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2020