PM20672: IHS SSL INITIALIZATION FAILS IF SSLClientAuthRequire ends with unquoted string

Fixes are available

APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

If an SSLClientAuthRequire directive is defined
with an expression ending with an unquoted string,
SSL initialization of the server fails completely.

The virtualhost error log contains:
[Thu Aug 12 17:05:11 2010] [error] SSL0168E: SSL initialization
for server: hostname, port: 0 failed due to a configuration
error

Local fix

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Problem summary

****************************************************************
* USERS AFFECTED:  This will affect users of IBM HTTP Server   *
*                  version 6.1 and 7.0 with                    *
*                  SSLClientAuthRequire or SSLClientAuthGroup  *
*                  in the configuration.                       *
****************************************************************
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If an SSLClientAuthRequire or           *
*                      SSLCliethAuthGroup directive            *
*                      is defined with an expression ending    *
*                      with an unquoted string, SSL            *
*                      initialization of the server fails      *
*                      completely.                             *
*                                                              *
*                      e.g.                                    *
*                      SSLClientAuthRequire Country = US       *
*                                                              *
*                      The virtualhost error log contains:     *
*                      [Thu Aug 12 17:05:11 2010] [error]      *
*                      SSL0168E: SSL initialization for        *
*                      server: hostname, port: 0 failed due    *
*                      to a configuration error                *
****************************************************************
* RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix if SSL initialization is     *
*                  failing and if an SSLClientAuthRequire or   *
*                  SSLClientAuthGroup is defined with an       *
*                  expression ending with an unquoted string,  *
*                  e.g.                                        *
*                  SSLClientAuthRequire Country = US           *
****************************************************************
If an SSLClientAuthRequire or SSLClientAuthGroup is defined
with an expression ending with an unquoted string, SSL
initialization of the server fails completely.

E.g.
SSLClientAuthRequire Country = US

The virtualhost error log contains:
[Thu Aug 12 17:05:11 2010] [error] SSL0168E: SSL
initialization for server: hostname, port: 0 failed due to a
configuration error

Problem conclusion

IBM HTTP Server parsing of these directives in the
configuration has been corrected.

This fix is targeted for fix packs:
6.1.0.35
7.0.0.15

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

APAR number
PM20672
Reported component name
IBM HTTP SERVER
Reported component ID
5724J0801
Reported release
61Z
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2010-08-17
Closed date
2010-08-18
Last modified date
2010-09-14

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
IBM HTTP SERVER
Fixed component ID
5724J0801

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61I PSY
UP
R61P PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 September 2022

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Fixes are available

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APAR status

Closed as program error.

Error description

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

APAR number

Reported component name

Reported component ID

Reported release

Status

PE

HIPER

Special Attention

Submitted date

Closed date

Last modified date

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

Fixed component ID

Applicable component levels

R61A PSY

R61H PSY

R61I PSY

R61P PSY

R61S PSY

R61W PSY

R61Z PSY

R700 PSY

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