IV82024: CANNOT INITIALIZE CIPHER CREATED WITH ALGORITHM OID

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message, as reported by customer:
  If a Cipher instance is created with algorithm OID(e.g
  "1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3") and if unrestricted jurisdiction
  policy file is not installed, an InvalidKeyException is thrown.
  
  Stack Trace, if applicable:
  java.security.InvalidKeyException: Illegal key size
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(Unknown Source)
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(Unknown Source)
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(Unknown Source)
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.a(Unknown Source)
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(Unknown Source)
   at javax.crypto.Cipher.init(Unknown Source)
  
  Other Error Information, as reported by customer:
  N/A
  

Local fix

• Install unrestricted jurisdiction policy file
  

Problem summary

• Cannot initialize Cipher created with algorithm OID
  
  
  ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  
  If a Cipher instance is created with algorithm OID(e.g
  "1.2.840.113549.1.12.1.3") and if unrestricted jurisdiction
  policy file is not installed, an InvalidKeyException is thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• Algorithm OID is not converted to algorithm name when doing
  permission check. The fix is to convert the algorithm OID to the
   algorithm name before doing the permission check.
  
  The associated RTC PR is 108946
  The associated Austin CMVC defect is 117195
  The associated Austin APAR is IV82024
  
  JVMs affected : Java 6.0, Java 6.1, Java 7.0, Java 7.1 and Java
  8.0
  
  The fix was delivered for Java 6.0 SR16 FP25, Java 6.1 SR8 FP25,
  Java 7.0 SR9 FP40, Java 7.1 SR3 FP 40 and Java 8.0 SR3
  
  The affected jar is "ibmjcefw.jar".
  
  The build level of this jar for the affected releases is
  "20160307"
  

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

  TIV JAVA CRYPTO

• Fixed component ID

  TIVSECJCE

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY

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