PM83576: SSL-ENABLED LDAP SERVER FAILED TO LOOKUP WITH CLASSNOTFOUNDEXCEPTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• If an SSL-enabled LDAP server is specified in the server.xml,
  any LDAP lookup will fail with the following exception:
  
  FFDC1015I: An FFDC Incident has been created:
  "javax.naming.CommunicationException: <ldaphost>:636
  [Root exception is java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  com.ibm.ws.security.registry.ldap.LdapSSLSocketFactory]
  com.ibm.ws.security.registry.ldap.internal.LdapRegistry 1169"
  
  Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException:
  com.ibm.ws.security.registry.ldap.LdapSSLSocketFactory
   at com.ibm.ws.classloading.internal.UnifiedClassLoader.
             findClass(Un ifiedClassLoader.java:52)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:306)
   at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:247)
   at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
   at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:247)
   at com.sun.jndi.ldap.VersionHelper12.
             loadClass(VersionHelper12.java :57)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When Using LDAP SSL on Websphere        *
  *                      Application Server Liberty Profile, a   *
  *                      ClassNotFound error appears in the      *
  *                      traces.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  When Using LDAP SSL on Websphere
  Application Server Liberty Profile, a
  ClassNotFound error appears in the
  traces and the user is not able to
  login.
  If the user uses LDAP only, the login will work
  correctly.
  

Problem conclusion

• The error appears to exist only when using LDAP SSL. It was
  noted that there were some issues with the way the classes
  were loaded. The code has been modified to solve this
  problem.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.5.5.0. Please refer to the Recommended Updates page
  for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  LIBERTY PROFILE

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0814

Applicable component levels

• R850 PSY

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