PM78938: Users are required to provide more security parameters than should be required.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Defaults are now provided for a subset of the security
  parameters if not provided.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  WebSphere eXtreme Scale users that run the  *
  *                  xscmd command with security enabled.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The xscmd command requires all          *
  *                      security parameters to be provided      *
  *                      even though some of them are optional   *
  *                      or have default values.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Some of the paramers required by 'xscmd' can be set to
  default values:
  -prot can be defaulted to 'SSL_TLS'
  -cxpv can be defaulted to 'IBMJSSE2'
  -tt can be defaulted to 'SSL-Suported' if '-ts' is provided,
  otherwise 'TLS'
  -tst can be defaulted to a value derived from the file
  extension if '-ts' is specified, e.g. JKS for .jks, PKCS12 for
  .p12
  -kst can be defaulted to a value derived from the file
  extension if '-ks' is specified
  -ks is only required when transport is Object Request
  Broker(ORB)
  and '-ts' is not
  provided, or if the transport is ORB and the command is 'xscmd
  -c clear' or 'xscmd -c findbykey'
  

Problem conclusion

• An interim fix which eliminates need to provide the xscmd comman
  with
  the specified parameters in the described situations is availabl
  for V8.5. The fix is also included in V8.6.0.1 and V8.6.0.2.
  

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

  WS EXTREME SCAL

• Fixed component ID

  5724X6702

Applicable component levels

• R860 PSY

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