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IV86399: NEW FIPS 140-2 CERTIFIED IBMJCEFIPS PROVIDER VERSION 1.8 AND ITS CO-REQUISITE IBMJSSE2 PROVIDER

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: Not Applicable
    .
    Stack Trace: Not Applicable
    .
    None
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The IBM Java Security team announces the availability of
    IBMJCEFIPS Version 1.8 that is currently undergoing the FIPS
    140-2 certification process. The new IBMJCEFIPS was submitted to
    NIST for a full certification on April 1st, 2016 and approval is
    expected in 3 to 6 months from the date of submission.
    IBMJCEFIPS will be certified for Java 8 and vendor affirmed for
    Java 6 and 7. The new IBMJCEFIPS will be available to Java
    Bundlers through Java CR16-03 service streams for Java 6, 7, 8.
    The IBMJCEFIPS provider, version 1.8, will replace the earlier
    version 1.71.
    The version 1.71 was last certified in May 2016 to older SP186-2
    digital standards. It was certified on Java 6 and Vendor
    affirmed for Java 7 and Java 8. Finally it was certified as
    software-only without any hardware acceleration.
    The new IBMJCEFIPS 1.8 is compliant with SP186-4 digital
    signature requirements. It is also certified on hardware
    platforms with crypto-capable processors(Java 8 only), in
    addition to the software-only version. Version 1.8 is fully
    compliant with SP800-38D requirements and contains security
    fixes to vulnerabilities found since the last full
    certification. The newer version also meets the new FIPS random
    number rules and seeding requirements. It contains resolutions
    for multiple APARS. Versions 1.8 and 1.71 cannot coexist, and
    bundling applications must account for the incompatibilities
    between the two versions.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The SP186-4 digital signature standards impose new limits on key
    sizes and algorithms. Applications must change application code
    to use FIPS-approved algorithms and key sizes. Owners of all
    impacted applications must upgrade to the Java CR16_03 service
    releases to obtain the updated IBMJCEFIPS Provider and IBM JSSE
    Provider.
    There are behavioral changes between version 1.71 and version
    1.8. The new IBMJCEFIPS provider could enter an error state
    under certain error conditions and a restart
    of JVM will be needed to recover from the error state.
    APARs resolved with the new FIPS Provider:
    IV82939 -- "Signature algorithm mismatch" only on hybrid JVM
    IV82919 -- Application fails to start on zOS when using
    IBMJCEFIPS
    IV83173 - IBMSecureRandom in IBMJCEFIPS gets hang after some
    time
    The associated RTC PR is 114176
    The associated Austin CMVC defect is 117404
    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 FP30, Java 6.1 SR8 FP30,
    Java 7.0 SR9 FP50, Java 7.1 SR3 FP50 and Java 8.0 SR3 FP10
    The affected jars are "ibmjsseprovider2.jar" and
    "ibmjcefips.jar".
    The build level of "ibmjsseprovider2.jar" for the affected
    releases is "20160616"
    The build level of "ibmjcefips.jar" for the affected releases is
    "20160324"
    .
    This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       8    SR3 FP10  (8.0.3.10)
       7 R1 SR3 FP50  (7.1.3.50)
       6    SR16 FP30 (6.0.16.30)
       7    SR9 FP50  (7.0.9.50)
       6 R1 SR8 FP30  (6.1.8.30)
    .
    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

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV86399

  • Reported component name

    SECURITY

  • Reported component ID

    620700125

  • Reported release

    270

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-06-30

  • Closed date

    2016-06-30

  • Last modified date

    2016-08-11

  • 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

       UP

  • R260 PSY

       UP

  • R600 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 December 2020